Anteaeolidiella orientalis

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Anteaeolidiella orientalis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2][4]

Phylum:Mollusca
Suborder:Aeolidacea
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Anteaeolidiella orientalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Anteaeolidiella
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Anteaeolidiella orientalis
(Bergh, 1888)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aeolidiella orientalis Bergh, 1888
  • Eolidina mannarensis Virabhadra-Rao & Alagarswami, 1960[3]
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Distribution

This species was described from a specimen collected at Noordwachter Island, northwest of Java, Indonesia.[4] Eolidina mannarensis, described from Mandapam, Gulf of Mannar, India,[3] is its junior synonym.[2]

Description

Anteaeolidiella orientalis has been synonymised with Anteaeolidiella indica in the past, but differs from that species in having white rhinophores with red or orange tips.[4]

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