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Cadlina scabriuscula

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Cadlina scabriuscula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Cadlinidae
Genus: Cadlina
Species:
C. scabriuscula
Binomial name
Cadlina scabriuscula
(Bergh, 1890)

Cadlina scabriuscula is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cadlinidae.[1]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded body length is 12 mm.[2]

Ecology

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Minimum recorded depth is 68 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 68 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420604 on 2012-02-29
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.