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Taxonomy
Family:
AGLAJIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Cephalaspidea (Order)
> Philinoidea (Superfamily)
> Aglajidae (Family)
> Chelidonura (Genus)
> hirundinina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hirundella Gray, 1850
Synonymised Names:
=Bulla hirundinina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Chelidonura adamsi Angas, 1867
=Chelidonura philinopsis Eliot, 1903
Images: Chelidonura hirundinina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Taxonomy
Family:
AGLAJIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Cephalaspidea (Order)
> Philinoidea (Superfamily)
> Aglajidae (Family)
> Chelidonura (Genus)
> hirundinina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hirundella Gray, 1850
Synonymised Names:
=Bulla hirundinina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Chelidonura adamsi Angas, 1867
=Chelidonura philinopsis Eliot, 1903
Details: Chelidonura hirundinina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 40mm
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific, Caribbean. Kermadec Islands, from 15m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Sub-tidal
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Willan, R.C. 1999 A survey of the Opsithobranchia (Sea Slugs) of Heron and Wistari Reefs, Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden (p.20)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil