''Tritoniopsis cincta'' is a
species of
dendronotid nudibranch. It is a
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the
family Tritoniidae.
[Gofas, S. (2004)]
''Tritoniopsis cincta''.
In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-16.
Distribution
This species was described from
Banyuls-sur-Mer,
France in the
Mediterranean Sea. It has been reported from the Spanish, French and Italian coasts. It has also been reported from the
Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay (), known in Spain as the Gulf of Biscay ( es, Golfo de Vizcaya, eu, Bizkaiko Golkoa), and in France and some border regions as the Gulf of Gascony (french: Golfe de Gascogne, oc, Golf de Gasconha, br, Pleg-mor Gwaskogn), ...
at Donostia on the Atlantic Coast of Spain.
[Pontes, Miquel, Manuel Ballesteros, Enric Madrenas et al. (2012-2016]
"Tritoniopsis cincta"
in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 01/11/2016, Accessed: 16/12/2016.
Description
''Tritoniopsis cincta'' has a translucent white body with a yellow line at the mantle edge. The gills are tipped with red. The tips of the
rhinophores and larger processes on the oral veil are opaque white.
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References
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Tritoniidae
Gastropods described in 1937
Taxa named by Alice Pruvot-Fol