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Molluscs of Tasmania

Polyceridae – Triophinae: Plocamopherus imperialis Angas, 1864 (‘imperial sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): imperialis Angas, 1864.
Typical body-length 70 mm. Lives subtidally on bryozoans. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC); also New Zealand.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Euctenidiacea – Doridacea
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Triophinae
Genus: Plocamopherus

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