Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Limapontioidea Genus Limapontia Higher classification Limapontia | Phylum Mollusca Family Limapontiidae Scientific name Limapontia capitata Rank Species | |
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Similar Molluscs, Gastropods, Sacoglossa, Tenellia adspersa, Alderia | ||
Limapontia capitata is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Limapontiidae.
The type locality is Baltic Sea.
Taxonomy
According to Pruvot-Fol (1954) and Abbott (1974) this species should be named as Limopontia nigra (Müller, 1773). Other authors however prefer the name Limopontia capitata (Müller, 1774) and then Limopontia nigra Johnston, 1836 should be regarded a synonym of Limopontia capitata.
In contrast to Pruvot-Fol (1954), but according to Thompson (1976), Gascoigne (1978), McKay & Smith (1979) and Cattaneo & Barletta (1984) Limopontia capitata and Limopontia depressa are considered as two separate species.
References
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