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Molluscs of Tasmania

Aplysiidae – Aplysiinae: Aplysia (Varria) extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) (‘extraordinary sea-hare’)

Synonym(s): extraordinaria Allan, 1932.

Typical body-length not yet determined. Lives subtidally amongst seaweed and seagrass. Native. Occurs in Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and WA); also (probably as a number of very similar taxa) elsewhere in the SW Pacific.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Anaspidea
Superfamily: Aplysioidea
Family: Aplysiidae
Subfamily: Aplysiinae
Genus: Aplysia

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