Philinopsis taronga (J.K.Allan, 1933) is a animal in the Aglajidae family, order Cephalaspidea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Philinopsis taronga (J.K.Allan, 1933) (Philinopsis taronga (J.K.Allan, 1933))
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Philinopsis taronga (J.K.Allan, 1933)

Philinopsis taronga (J.K.Allan, 1933)

Philinopsis gigliolii is a small colorful shell-less sea slug from the Indo-Pacific region.

Family
Genus
Philinopsis
Order
Cephalaspidea
Class
Gastropoda

About Philinopsis taronga (J.K.Allan, 1933)

Philinopsis gigliolii is a species of small, colorful aglajid sea slug. It is a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Aglajidae. This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution, and is found in southeastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Cephalaspidea Aglajidae Philinopsis

More from Aglajidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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