Philine auriformis

Philine auriformis is a species of sea snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Philinidae, the headshield slugs. Philine auriformis (commonly known as the New Zealand sea slug) eats small clams and worms. This species can grow to be as big as 70 mm but are usually 35 mm in adult size. They live on muddy bottoms in the intertidal zone of bays and estuaries.

Philine auriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:
Philinoidea
Family:
Philinidae
Genus:
Philine
Species:
P. auriformis
Binomial name
Philine auriformis
Suter, 1909[1]

References
  1. Suter H. (1909). "Descriptions of new species and subspecies of New Zealand Mollusca, with notes on a few species". Proceedings of the Malacological Society 8(4): 253-265, page 257, plate 11.

Further reading
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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