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Taxonomy
Family:
BABAKINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Aeolidioidea (Superfamily)
> Babakinidae (Family)
> Babakina (Genus)
> caprinsulensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Babaina Roller, 1972
=Rioselleolis Ortea, 1979
Synonymised Names:
=Babaina caprinsulensis M.C. Miller, 1974
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Taxonomy
Family:
BABAKINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Aeolidioidea (Superfamily)
> Babakinidae (Family)
> Babakina (Genus)
> caprinsulensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Babaina Roller, 1972
=Rioselleolis Ortea, 1979
Synonymised Names:
=Babaina caprinsulensis M.C. Miller, 1974
Details: Babakina caprinsulensis (M.C. Miller, 1974)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 17mm
Distribution:
North Island. Northland to Hauraki Gulf
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. 2015 Intertidal records of 'sea slugs' (nudibranchs and allied opisthobranch gastropods) from northern North Island, New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 50 (p.77)
  • Morley, M.S. May/1987 Unconfirmed sighting of Babakina caprinsulensis, Poirieria, 15(3) (p.2)
  • Willan, R.C., Morton, J.E. 1984 Opisthobranchia, Marine Molluscs, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 2 (p.75)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.290)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil