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Molluscs of Tasmania

Limapontiidae: Ercolania boodleae (Baba, 1938) (‘Boodlea’s sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): boodleae Baba, 1938 emarginata K.R. Jensen, 1985.

Typical body-length 15 mm. Lives subtidally amongst seaweed. Introduced. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC); also Japan and China.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Sacoglossa – Placobranchacea
Superfamily: Limapontioidea
Family: Limapontiidae
Genus: Ercolania

Localities for Ercolania boodleae
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