Paraoncidium reevesii

Paraoncidium reevesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Systellommatophora
Superfamily: Onchidioidea
Family: Onchidiidae
Genus: Paraoncidium
Species: P. reevesii
Binomial name
Paraoncidium reevesii
(Reeve in J.E. Gray, 1850)
Synonyms[1]

Onchidella reevesii Reeve in J.E. Gray, 1850

Paraoncidium reevesii is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]

Description

The Paraoncidium reevesii can be found living in a demersal environment in subtropical marine areas near Hong Kong and China. Like other Onchidiidae, it is harmless to humans.[2]

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