Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Polyceridae Scientific name Roboastra leonis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Polyceroidea Subfamily Nembrothinae Rank Species | |
Similar Roboastra gracilis, Roboastra luteolineata, Roboastra, Tambja, Polyceridae | ||
Roboastra leonis is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
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Distribution
This species is found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of California to the Galapagos Islands.
Description
Roboastra leonis reaches approximately 30 mm in length. Like other nudibranchs in the genus Roboastra, it is carnivorous, feeding on other seaslugs.
References
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