Aplysia japonica
| Aplysia japonica | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Aplysiida |
| Family: | Aplysiidae |
| Genus: | Aplysia |
| Species: | A. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplysia japonica G. B. Sowerby II, 1869
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Aplysia japonica , the Japan aplysia, is a species of gastropod mollusc in the genus Aplysia, family Aplysiidae. [1]
Description
(Original description) The shell is obliquely ovate and subpellucid, colored an obscure chestnut. Internally, it is minimally calcareous. The dorsum (back) is tumid (swollen) at its center, featuring a slight rib and a depression near the dorsal margin. The apex is elevated and markedly incurved, presenting biauriculation (having two ear-like projections). The upper margin is sloped, deeply excavated, short, and rounded at its extremity. The outer lip is rounded, while the lower margin is subquadrate. The dorsal margin is slightly arched. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
References
- ^ Aplysia japonica G. B. Sowerby II, 1869. 4 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Sowerby II, G.B. (1869). Monograph of the genus Aplysia. In: Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 17, pls 1-10 and unpaginated text. London: L. Reeve & Co. p. pl. V. Retrieved 4 October 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Golestani, H.; Crocetta, F.; Padula, V.; Camacho, Y.; Langeneck, J.; Poursanidis, D.; Pola, M.; Yokeş, M. B.; Cervera, J. L.; Jung, D.-W.; Gosliner, T. M.; Araya, J. F.; Hooker, J.; Schrödl, M.; Valdés, Á. (2019). "The little Aplysia is coming of age: from one species to a complex of species complexes in Aplysia parvula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 187 (2): 279–330. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz028.
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External links
- Clessin, S. (1853–1899). Die Familie Aplysiidae. In: Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W., Eds. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. p. ¨21. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- Petit, R.E. (2009). "George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa". Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1.
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