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Samla bilas

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Samla bilas
Samla bilas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Samlidae
Genus: Samla
Species:
S. bilas
Binomial name
Samla bilas
(Gosliner & Willan, 1991)[1]

Samla bilas is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[2]

Description

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Samla bilas has a body length of 18–35 mm (1.8-3.5 cm).[3]

Distribution

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This species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific and commonly seen on reefs.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Gosliner T. M. & Willan R. C. (1991). "Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species". The Veliger 34(2): 97-133. page 109.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina bilas (Gosliner & Willan, 1991). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
  3. ^ Marine Gastropods Retrieved July 5, 2012
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 1) Flabellina bilas (Gosliner & Willan, 1991). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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