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Taxonomy
Family:
GLAUCIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Aeolidioidea (Superfamily)
> Glaucidae (Family)
> Glaucilla (Genus)
> bennettae (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Glaucus bennettae Churchill, Valdés & Ó Foighil, 2014
Images: Glaucilla bennettae (Churchill, Valdés & Ó Foighil, 2014)
A pelagic species, occasionally washing up on northern beaches. Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. ~20mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
GLAUCIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Cladobranchia (Suborder)
> Aeolidioidea (Superfamily)
> Glaucidae (Family)
> Glaucilla (Genus)
> bennettae (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Glaucus bennettae Churchill, Valdés & Ó Foighil, 2014
Details: Glaucilla bennettae (Churchill, Valdés & Ó Foighil, 2014)
Distribution:
Tropical Indo-Western Pacific. Recently recorded from the Far North, NZ
Notes:
Marine, Pelagic
Description:
The cerata grow in multiple rows from each extension arch, while similar Glaucus atlanticus has cerata arranged in a single row around each arch. The foot of bennettae is uniformly dark blue, while that of atlanticus has a silver stripe down the middle. The tail of atlanticus is much longer too

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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
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