Cuthonella ferruginea
Cuthonella ferruginea is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae.[2]
| Cuthonella ferruginea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Cuthonellidae |
| Genus: | Cuthonella |
| Species: | C. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthonella ferruginea Friele, 1902[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from a single specimen collected at 600 m depth between the Faeroe Islands and Iceland at 64°53′N 10°00′W.
References
- Friele, H. (1902). Mollusken der ersten Nordmeerfahrt des Fischereidamfers “Michael Sars” 1900 unter Leitung von Herrn Dr. Johan Hjort. Bergens Museums Aarbog (3):1-19, pls. 1-4.
- Gofas, S. (2016). Cuthonella ferruginea. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-22.
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