Lobiger serradifalci

Lobiger serradifalci is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.

Lobiger serradifalci
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade Oxynoacea
Superfamily:
Oxynooidea
Family:
Oxynoidae
Genus:
Lobiger
Species:
L. serradifalci
Binomial name
Lobiger serradifalci
Calcara, 1840[1]

Distribution

The type locality for this species is Sicily, Italy.[2]

Life habits

This species feeds on the invasive algae Caulerpa taxifolia.[3]

References
  1. Calcara P. (1840). Monografie dei generi Clausilia e Bulimo coll'aggiunta di alcune nuove species di conchiglie siciliane esistenti nella collezione della Signora. Teresa Gargotta in Salinas. pp. 7-54. Palermo, Stamperia di Antonio Muratori.
  2. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-12-24. Retrieved 2010-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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