Anetarca armata

Anetarca armata is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Anetarca armata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Genus:
Anetarca
Species:
A. armata
Binomial name
Anetarca armata
Gosliner, 1991[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the Pacific Ocean coast of Baja California at Punta Asuncion, 27.1255°N 114.2939°W / 27.1255; -114.2939, Mexico. It is reported from Bahía de los Ángeles, within the Gulf of California.[3]

References
  1. Gosliner, T.M. 1991. Four new species and a new genus of opisthobranch gastropods from the Pacific coast of North America. Veliger 34(3):272-290.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Anetarca armata Gosliner, 1991. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
  3. Behrens, D. W. (1999) Anetarca armata. In: Miller, M. The Slug Site.
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