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Molluscs of Tasmania

Limapontiidae: Ercolania margaritae Burn, 1974 (‘Margarita’s sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): margaritae Burn, 1974.

Typical body-length 8.0 mm. Lives subtidally amongst seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

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

Localities for Ercolania margaritae
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