Amphorina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844) is a animal in the Eubranchidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amphorina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Amphorina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Amphorina farrani is a species of marine nudibranch gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae, found across northeastern Atlantic waters to the Mediterranean.

Family
Genus
Amphorina
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Amphorina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Amphorina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844) is a species of sea slug, specifically a nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Eubranchidae. In 2020, multiple species that were previously classified in the genus Eubranchus were moved to the genus Amphorina. This species was first described from specimens collected at Malahide, Ireland. It has additionally been recorded from locations ranging from the Atlantic coast of Norway and the Baltic Sea, southward to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Eubranchidae Amphorina

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