Phidiana milleri Rudman, 1980 Species Images
Alive at extreme low tide, Tamaki, Auckland, NZ. Animal approx. 20mm long. © Matthew Jones
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Taxonomy: Phidiana milleri Rudman, 1980
Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Euthyneura (Infraclass) > Ringipleura (Subterclass) > Nudipleura (Superorder) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cladobranchia (Suborder) > Aeolidioidea (Superfamily) > Fascelinidae (Family) > Phidiana (Genus) > milleri (Species)
Family:
FASCELINIDAE
Synonymised Names:
=Phidiana militaris of authors
Details: Phidiana milleri Rudman, 1980
Size/Grows to:
Length 42mm (animal)
Distribution:
North and South Islands. From Hauraki Gulf to Banks Peninsula
Geographical Range:
ACE.
Notes:
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)
- Willan, R.C., Morton, J.E. 1984 Opisthobranchia, Marine Molluscs, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 2 (p.74)
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.290)
Key to 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
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