Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816) is a animal in the Pleurobranchaeidae family, order Pleurobranchida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816)

Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816)

Euselenops luniceps is the only species in the genus Euselenops, a widespread Indo-West Pacific sea slug species.

Genus
Euselenops
Order
Pleurobranchida
Class
Gastropoda

About Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816)

Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816) is a species of sea slug, a pleurobranchomorph gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Pleurobranchaeidae. This species is both the type species of the genus Euselenops, and the only species that exists within this genus. The radula of E. luniceps was studied by Thompson & Bebbington in 1973, though the researchers did not publish a description or image of this structure. This species has a widespread distribution across the Indo-West Pacific region.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Pleurobranchida Pleurobranchaeidae Euselenops

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