Marionia cabindae
Marionia cabindae is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
| Marionia cabindae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Marionia |
| Species: | M. cabindae |
| Binomial name | |
| Marionia cabindae White, 1955[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from West Africa. The type material consisted of one specimen taken at 5°39′S 12°0′E, at a depth of 40 m, on 14.10.1948, twelve miles W.S.W. of Cabinda, and one taken at 5°48′S 12°03′E at a depth of 30-35 m on 16.10.1948, seven miles S.W. of Pointe Ngelo.[1]
References
- White K.M. (1955). Some opisthobranchs from west Africa. Expédition Oceanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Résultats Scientifiques. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 3(4):161-195.
- MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Marionia cabindae White, 1955. Accessed on 2021-01-12.
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