Verconia aureopunctata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Verconia |
| Species: | V. aureopunctata
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| Verconia aureopunctata William B. Rudman, 1987[1]
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Verconia aureopunctata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania and Victoria.[4]
References
- ^ Rudman, W. B. (1987). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicuria, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 90(3): 305-407.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (June 24) Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Verconia aureopunctata (Rudman, 1987). Accessed on 2018-12-25.
- ^ Burn, R. 2006. A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Report 10: 1-42