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Taxonomy
Family:
FASCELINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Aeolidioidea (Superfamily)
> Fascelinidae (Family)
> Jason (Genus)
> mirabilis (Species)
Images: Jason mirabilis M.C. Miller, 1974
From the Rainbow Warrior, Matauri Bay, Northland, NZ. 40mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
FASCELINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Aeolidioidea (Superfamily)
> Fascelinidae (Family)
> Jason (Genus)
> mirabilis (Species)
Details: Jason mirabilis M.C. Miller, 1974
Size/Grows to:
Animal 50mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands to Fiordland
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Enderby, T. Oct/1995 New Nudibranchs in New Zealand or just visitors, Poirieria, 17(4)
  • 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)
  • Miller, M.C. 1974 Aeolid nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) of the family Glaucidae from New Zealand waters., Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 54(1) (p.49) Original Description

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
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