Onchidella borealis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]
Onchidella borealis or Leather Limpet | |
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Onchidella borealis is eating a purple sponge | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Systellommatophora |
Family: | Onchidiidae |
Genus: | Onchidella |
Species: | O. borealis
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Binomial name | |
Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872
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Distribution
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Description
editA small sea slug about 1/2-inch long varying in colors from orange to a dark brown. The most identifying feature is the wavy sides of the sea slug.
Where to find
editMostly found on low tides, Onchidella borealis is a fairly hard organism to find.
References
edit- ^ Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2010.