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Doris fontainii

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Species of gastropod

Doris fontainii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species: D. fontainii
Binomial name
Doris fontainii
d'Orbigny, 1837

Doris fontainii is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from Chile. It has been reported from northern Argentina southwards on the Atlantic Ocean coast of South America and from Peru southwards on the Pacific coast of South America. It is also recorded from Tristan da Cunha.

References

  1. D'Orbigny, A. (1835-46) Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale exécuté pendant les années 1826-1833. Vol. 5. Mollusques. Libraire de la Société geologique de France: Paris. 758 pp. plus Atlas.
  2. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Doris fontainii d'Orbigny, 1837. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-29.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 23) Doris fontainei d'Orbigny, 1837. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Doris fontainii
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