Platevindex tigrinus
Platevindex tigrinus is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]
| Platevindex tigrinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Onchidiidae |
| Genus: | Platevindex |
| Species: | P. tigrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platevindex tigrinus Stoliczka, 1869 | |
Description
This species has a light grey hyponotum like Platevindex coriaceus and can hardly be distinguished from that species, except by examining the internal anatomy or genome.[2]
Distribution
The species occurs in Brunei, India (Andaman Islands, Maharashtra and West Bengal), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Southern China.[2]
References
- Platevindex tigrinus Stoliczka, 1869. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2021.
- Goulding, Tricia C.; Bourke, Adam J.; Comendador, Joseph; Khalil, Munawar; Quang, Ngo Xuan; Tan, Shau Hwai; Tan, Siong Kiat; Dayrat, Benoît (8 March 2021). "Systematic revision of Platevindex Baker, 1938 (Gastropoda: Euthyneura: Onchidiidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 737: 1–133. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.737.1259. ISSN 2118-9773.
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