Oxynoe azuropunctata
| Oxynoe azuropunctata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Oxynooidea |
| Family: | Oxynoidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoe |
| Species: | O. azuropunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoe azuropunctata Jensen, 1980[1] | |
Oxynoe azuropunctata is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.
Distribution
Oxynoe azuropunctata is found in the Western Atlantic from the United States to Canada.[2] The species was described from Florida Keys;[1] the type locality for this species is Florida.[3]
Feeding habits
Food: Caulerpa paspaloides, Caulerpa cupressoides and Caulerpa sertularioides.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Jensen K. R. (1980). "Oxynoe azuropunctata, n. sp., a new sacoglossan from the Florida keys (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 46: 282-292. abstract.
- ↑ http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8328
- ↑ Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
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