Berthelinia limax

Berthelinia limax is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.[1]

Berthelinia limax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade Oxynoacea
Superfamily:
Oxynooidea
Family:
Juliidae
Genus:
Berthelinia
Species:
B. lima
Binomial name
Berthelinia limax
(Kawaguti & Baba, 1959)
Synonyms[1]

Tamanovalva limax Kawaguti & Baban, 1959 (basionym)

Distribution

The type locality for this species is Seto, Aichi, Japan.[2]

Berthelinia limax is found in Pacific localities such as Japan, Australia, California, Hawaii, Jamaica in the Atlantic, and more recently in the Indian Ocean region.[3]

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References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Berthelinia limax (Kawaguti & Baba, 1959). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492592 on 2012-03-09
  2. 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.
  3. Rao, K. Prabhakara (October 1965). "Record of the Bivalve Gastropod Berthelinia limax (Kawaguti and Baba 1959) from the Indian Ocean". Nature. 208 (5008): 404–405. Bibcode:1965Natur.208..404R. doi:10.1038/208404a0. ISSN 1476-4687.


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