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Berthelinia chloris

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Species of gastropod

Berthelinia chloris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Juliidae
Genus: Berthelinia
Species: B. chloris
Binomial name
Berthelinia chloris
(Dall, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Berthelinia chloris belvederica Keen & Smith, 1961
  • Scintilla chloris Dall, 1918 (basionym)

Berthelinia chloris, also known as the green sapsucker, is a species of sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Juliidae.

Distribution

This species is found in the eastern Pacific. The type locality for this species is Baja California, Western Mexico.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Berthelinia chloris (Dall, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492588 on 2012-03-09
  2. ^ "Berthelinia chloris, Green sapsucker".
  3. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
  • Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl: page(s): 341
Taxon identifiers
Berthelinia chloris


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