species: Philinopsis gardineri in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
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Philinopsis gardineri


©David Witherall and Jade Kilpatrick: Bubblehead Slug, Philinopsis gardineri, Green Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Cephalaspidea
Family Aglajidae
Genus Philinopsis
Species Philinopsis gardineri

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (Length of specimen)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

They were known previously, only from the tropical western Pacific, but records on the Forum from Reunion Island and Western Australia show it has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution.

They are usually found burrowing in sand or sandy mud. (Seaslug forum)

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