Bornella irvingi

Species of gastropod

Bornella irvingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
Order:
Nudibranchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Bornellidae
Genus:
Bornella
Species:
P. irvingi
Binomial name
Bornella irvingi
Edmunds & Preece, 1996[1]

Bornella irvingi is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bornellidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from the Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Description

Bornella irvingi has a smooth white body, , white gills and lateral appendages. The velar tentacles, rhinophore clubs and rhinophore sheath processes are orange, with white bases. There is a dark brown area on the head separating these processes from the rest of the body.

References

  1. ^ Edmunds, M. & Preece, R. (1996) "A collection of opisthobranch mollusks from the Pitcairn Islands." Journal of Conchology, 35, 407–420.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Bornella irvingi Edmunds & Preece, 1996. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-02-21.
Taxon identifiers
Bornella irvingi