Akera julieae is a species of sea snail (or sea slug), a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Akeridae, a family that is related to the sea hares.[1]
Akera julieae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Aplysiida |
Superfamily: | Akeroidea |
Family: | Akeridae |
Genus: | Akera |
Species: | A. julieae
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Binomial name | |
Akera julieae Á. Valdés & Barwick, 2005
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Description
editThe body of the holotype is 10 mm long.[2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off California, USA and Costa Rica.[3]
References
edit- ^ Akera julieaeÁ. Valdés & Barwick, 2005. 2024-07-02. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Valdés Á. & Barwick K. (2005). "First record of Akera Müller, 1776, from the Eastern Pacific, with the description of a new species". The Nautilus. 119 (1): 43–49. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Akera, juliae. "Akera juliae". Gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links
edit- Valdés, A. "Northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs". Zoosymposia 13: 242-304. Retrieved 2 July 2024.