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Berthelinia caribbea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Juliidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Oxynooidea

Genus
  
Berthelinia

Berthelinia caribbea is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.

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Distribution

The type locality for this species is Port Royal, Jamaica.

Description

This species has a translucent greenish colour. There may be a few brown lines on the body and the head.

Ecology

Berthelinia caribbea feeds on Caulerpa verticillata.

References

Berthelinia caribbea Wikipedia