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Goniobranchus conchyliatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Chromodorididae

Scientific name
  
Chromodoris conchyliata

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Genus
  
Goniobranchus

Rank
  
Species

Goniobranchus conchyliatus

Similar
  
Goniobranchus alius, Goniobranchus charlottae, Goniobranchus cavae, Goniobranchus gleniei, Goniobranchus cazae

Goniobranchus conchyliatus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from Sri Lanka. It is widespread in the Indian Ocean and is similar in coloration to Goniobranchus geometricus from the West Pacific Ocean. Both species have been reported from South Africa.

References

Goniobranchus conchyliatus Wikipedia