Thuridilla hopei

Thuridilla hopei is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.[2]

Thuridilla hopei
A live individual of Thuridilla hopei, head end towards the bottom
Thuridilla hopei about 2 cm in length
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Plakobranchidae
Genus: Thuridilla
Species:
T. hopei
Binomial name
Thuridilla hopei
(Verany, 1853)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Elysia splendida Grube, 1861

Distribution

The type locality for this marine species is Nice, France, in the Mediterranean Sea.[3] This species is also found off Spain, Portugal and Greece. It is found in the benthic zone in subtropical climates.[4]

References
  1. Verany, M. (1853). "Catalogue des Mollusques cephalopodes, pteropodes, Gasteropodes nudibranches, etc.... des environs de Nice". Journal de Conchyliologie 4(1): 375-392.
  2. Gofas, S. (2010). Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139687 on 2012-06-11
  3. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
  4. Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2022). "Thuridilla hopei" in SeaLifeBase. october 2022 version.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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