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Dolabella (gastropod)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Aplysioidea

Higher classification
  
Aplysiidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Aplysiidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Dolabella auricularia, Aplysiidae, Aplysiomorpha, Molluscs, Gastropods

Dolabella is a genus of sea slugs or sea hares, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.

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Dolabella (gastropod) Dolabella auricularia

Description

Dolabella (gastropod) Dolabella auricularia

In the sea hares of the genus Dolabella the back end of the body has turned into a slanted disc-like shield, with a large, calcified shell buried inside. The color is variable, with specks of green and brown.

There are fossil records of † Dolabella aldrichi from the Early Miocene, found in the Chipola Formation in Florida

Species

Species within the genus Dolabella include:

  • Dolabella aldrichi
  • Dolabella auricularia Lightfoot, 1786 or Wedge Sea Hare
  • Dolabella gigas Rang, 1828
  • Distribution : Indian Ocean.
  • Description : The internal shell has a saucer-shaped extension; armed penis

  • Dolabella (gastropod)

    References

    Dolabella (gastropod) Wikipedia