Cuthonella abyssicola
| Cuthonella abyssicola | |
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| Cuthonella abyssicola kryos | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Cuthonellidae |
| Genus: | Cuthonella |
| Species: | C. abyssicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthonella abyssicola | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cuthonella abyssicola is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae.[2] Within it are two subspecies[3]: Cuthonella abyssicola abyissicola and Cuthonella abyssicola kryos.
Distribution
This species was described from a single specimen collected at 550 m depth in the Denmark Strait at 66°42′N 26°40′W / 66.700°N 26.667°W.
References
- ↑ Friele, H. (1902). Mollusken der ersten Nordmeerfahrt des Fischereidamfers “Michael Sars” 1900 unter Leitung von Herrn Dr. Johan Hjort. Bergens Museums Aarbog (3):1-19, pls. 1-4.
- ↑ Gofas, S.; Vinarski, M. (2023). Cuthonella abyssicola Bergh, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=699309 on 2026-03-05
- ↑ Korshunova, T. A., Sanamyan, N. P., Sanamyan, K. E., Bakken, T., Lundin, K., Fletcher, K., & Martynov, A. V. (2020). Biodiversity hotspot in cold waters: a review of the genus Cuthonella with descriptions of seven new species (Mollusca, Nudibranchia). Contributions to Zoology, 90(2), 216-283.
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