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Taxonomy
Family:
EMBLETONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Fionoidea (Superfamily)
> Embletoniidae (Family)
> Embletonia (Genus)
> gracilis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Embletoniella Baba, 1967
=Pterochilus Alder & Hancock, 1844
Synonymised Names:
=Embletonia gracilis paucipapillata Baba & Hamatani, 1963
=Embletonia paucipapillata Baba, 1967
Images: Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928
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Taxonomy
Family:
EMBLETONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Fionoidea (Superfamily)
> Embletoniidae (Family)
> Embletonia (Genus)
> gracilis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Embletoniella Baba, 1967
=Pterochilus Alder & Hancock, 1844
Synonymised Names:
=Embletonia gracilis paucipapillata Baba & Hamatani, 1963
=Embletonia paucipapillata Baba, 1967
Details: Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928
Size/Grows to:
Animal 20mm
Geographical Range:
A
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Miller, M.C., Willan, R.C. 1992 Redescription of Embletonia gracile Risbec, 1928 (Nudibranchia: Embletoniidae): Relocation to suborder Dendronotacea with taxonomic and phylogenetic implications, Journal of Molluscan Studies, 58 (p.2)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil