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Taxonomy
Family:
LIMAPONTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Sacoglossa (Superorder)
> Plakobranchoidea (Superfamily)
> Limapontiidae (Family)
> Sacoproteus (Genus)
> smaragdinus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Stiliger (Ercolania) smaragdinus Baba, 1949
=Stiliger smaragdinus Baba, 1949
Images: Sacoproteus smaragdinus Baba, 1949
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Taxonomy
Family:
LIMAPONTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Sacoglossa (Superorder)
> Plakobranchoidea (Superfamily)
> Limapontiidae (Family)
> Sacoproteus (Genus)
> smaragdinus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Stiliger (Ercolania) smaragdinus Baba, 1949
=Stiliger smaragdinus Baba, 1949
Details: Sacoproteus smaragdinus Baba, 1949
Size/Grows to:
Animal 10mm
Distribution:
West Pacific. Poor Knights Islands, from 0m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Sublittoral
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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.62)
  • Willan, R.C., Morton, J.E. 1984 Opisthobranchia, Marine Molluscs, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 2 (p.43)

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