Cadlina abyssicola

Cadlina abyssicola is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[2]

Cadlina abyssicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Cadlinidae
Genus: Cadlina
Species:
C. abyssicola
Binomial name
Cadlina abyssicola
Valdés, 2001[1]

Distribution

This species was described from deep water in New Caledonia. The holotype was collected at 394–397 m (1,293–1,302 ft) 20°54′S 165°53′E, and 12 paratypes were collected at depths of 270–570 m (890–1,870 ft) in the area.

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