Verconia aureopunctata

Verconia aureopunctata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]

Verconia aureopunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Verconia
Species:
V. aureopunctata
Binomial name
Verconia aureopunctata
Synonyms
  • Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania and Victoria.[4]

References

  1. Rudman, W. B. (1987). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicuria, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 90(3): 305-407.
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (June 24) Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. MolluscaBase (2018). Verconia aureopunctata (Rudman, 1987). Accessed on 2018-12-25.
  4. Burn, R. 2006. A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Report 10: 1-42
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