Julia zebra

Julia zebra is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.

Julia zebra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade Oxynoacea
Superfamily:
Oxynooidea
Family:
Juliidae
Genus:
Julia
Species:
J. zebra
Binomial name
Julia zebra
Kawaguti, 1981

Distribution

The type locality for this species is Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1]

This species is found in Japan, Hawaii, Midway Atoll and Raratonga and Magaia (the Cook Islands).[2]

References
  1. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
  2. http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/julizebr


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