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Molluscs of Tasmania

Scyllaeidae: Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (‘pelagic sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): pelagica Linnaeus, 1758.
Typical body-length 50 mm. Lives afloat amongst floating macroalgae. Native. Occurs all around Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA, WA and NT); also widespread elsewhere in warm seas.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cladobranchia – Dendronotida
Superfamily: Tritonioidea
Family: Scyllaeidae
Genus: Scyllaea

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