''Trinchesia beta'' is a
species of
sea slug, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the
family Trinchesiidae
Trinchesiidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
Taxonomic history
This family was reinstated as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, ...
.
[Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2016). Trinchesia beta (Baba & Abe, 1964). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599245 on 2017-12-06]
Distribution
This species was described from the vicinity of the Noto marine laboratory, Ogi,
Toyama Bay
is a bay located on the northern shores of the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan on the Sea of Japan. The bay borders Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spaw ...
with additional specimens from
Kannonzaki and Tsukumo Bay, Hosu-gun,
Noto-cho,
Noto Peninsula,
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...
,
Japan
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. It is also reported from Kurasaki Beach,
Amami Ōshima.
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Description
The typical adult size of this species is 4–10 mm.[Photograph of ''Cuthona beta'' - Kurasaki Beach, Amami Ōshima.]
References
* Baba, K.; Abe, T. (1964). A catrionid, Catriona beta n. sp., with a radula of Cuthona type (Nudibranchia Eolidoidea). Annual Report of the Noto Marine Laboratory. 4:9-14, pl. 1
* Miller, M. C. (2004). An appraisal of the identity of the New Zealand species of the aeolid nudibranch family Tergipedidae (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). Journal of Natural History 38: 1183-1192
* Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
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Trinchesiidae
Gastropods described in 1964