465 observations
Spurilla neapolitana
Spurilla neapolitana
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Mollusca ›Class: Gastropoda ›Order: Nudibranchia ›Family: Aeolidiidae ›Genus: Spurilla
About
Spurilla neapolitana, the Neapolitan spurilla, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aeolidiidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. This species was first described as Eolis neapolitana by the Italian naturalist Stefano delle Chiaje in 1841. However, although some authorities quote the year as 1823, the species does not appear in the first volume of delle Chiaje's memoirs,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Spurilla neapolitana is Spurilla neapolitana.
- Spurilla neapolitana belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Spurilla neapolitana belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
- Spurilla neapolitana belongs to the class Gastropoda.
- Spurilla neapolitana belongs to the order Nudibranchia.
- Spurilla neapolitana belongs to the family Aeolidiidae.
- Spurilla neapolitana belongs to the genus Spurilla.