Thuridilla decorata

Thuridilla decorata is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.

Thuridilla decorata
A live individual of Thuridilla decorata in situ, head end towards the left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade Plakobranchacea
Superfamily:
Plakobranchoidea
Family:
Plakobranchidae
Genus:
Thuridilla
Species:
T. decorata
Binomial name
Thuridilla decorata
(Heller & Thompson, 1983)[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in both the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea.

References
  1. Heller J. & Thompson T. E. (1983). "Opisthobranch molluscs of the Sudanese Red Sea". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 78(4): 317-348.


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