Euselenops luniceps is a species of sea slug, a pleurobranchomorph gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchaeidae.[4]
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| A mating pair of Euselenops luniceps, Bontoh, Sangeang, Indonesia. | |
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| Genus: | Euselenops |
| Species: | E. luniceps
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Euselenops luniceps is the type species of the genus Euselenops[1] and Euselenops luniceps is the only species in the genus Euselenops.
The radula of this species was studied by Thompson & Bebbington (1973), but they did not publish a description or an image of it.[5]
Distribution
editThis species is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Pilsbry H. A. (1896). In: Tryon G. W. & Pilsbry H. A. Manual of Conchology 16: 191, 228. Plate 54, figure 95-97.
- ^ Cuvier G. (1817). Le Règne Animal. volume 2 (Gasteropodes): page 396; volume 4 (Plates): plate 11, figure 2.
- ^ Adams (1854). Gen. Rec. Moll. 2: 40.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-19
- ^ Thompson T. E. & Bebbington A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia 14: 147-165.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (December 1) Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1817). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
edit- "Euselenops luniceps Cuvier 1817" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Photos of Euselenops luniceps on Sealife Collection