Onchidella nigricans is a species of small, air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae

At a glance

Habitat Intertidal rocky shores
Size Grows to around 25 mm
Origin Native
Distribution Southeastern Australia NSW, TAS, VIC
Descriptions
Distribution
Southeastern Australia NSW, TAS, VIC
Habitat
Intertidal rocky shores
Size
Grows to around 25 mm
Common Name Limpet-like Sea Slug
Aliases Leathery Sea Slug,
Origin Native
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Occurrences shown for the family Onchidiidae. Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia.

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
SuperorderEupulmonata
OrderSystellommatophora
SuperfamilyOnchidioidea
FamilyOnchidiidae
GenusOnchidella
SpeciesOnchidella nigricans
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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