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Limacia iberica

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Limacia iberica
Limacia iberica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Limacia
Species:
L. iberica
Binomial name
Limacia iberica
Caballer Gutiérrez, M., Almón Pazos, B. & Pérez Dieste, J., 2015[1]

Limacia iberica, is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]

Description

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The length of the species attains 9 mm.

Distribution

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Limacia iberica was described from Shelf “O Sobreiro”, 42°30.7970′N 008°58.6880′W / 42.5132833°N 8.9781333°W / 42.5132833; -8.9781333 in the Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Atlantic cast of Spain.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Caballer Gutiérrez, M., Almón Pazos, B., Pérez Dieste, J., (2015) The sea slug genus Limacia Müller, 1781 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) in Europe. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 57:35-42.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limacia iberica Caballer, Almón & J. Pérez, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866500 on 2021-05-09