Onchidiopsis carnea

Onchidiopsis carnea is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance.[1]

Onchidiopsis carnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Velutinoidea
Family:
Velutinidae
Genus:
Onchidiopsis
Species:
O. carnea
Binomial name
Onchidiopsis carnea
Bergh, 1853
Synonyms[1]
  • Onchidiopsis latissima Odhner, 1913

Description

References
  1. Onchidiopsis carnea Bergh, 1853. Gofas, S. (2009). Onchidiopsis carnea Bergh, 1853. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180998 on 14 August 2010 .


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