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Setoeolis

Setoeolis inconspicua is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. It is the only species in the genus Setoeolis as identified by Baba & Hamatani, 1965.

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Setoeolis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Setoeolis
Baba, 1965
Species:
S. inconspicua
Binomial name
Setoeolis inconspicua
(Baba, 1938)1
Synonyms

Cuthona (Hervia) inconspicua

Setoeolis inconspicua is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. It is the only species in the genus Setoeolis as identified by Baba & Hamatani, 1965.2

Distribution

The holotype of this species was found at Seto, Kii Province, Japan.1 It has been found at sites including Wakasa Bay on the Echizen coast and the Izu Peninsula.3

References

References

  1. Baba, K. (1938) Opisthobranchia of Kii, Middle Japan. Journal of the Department of Agriculture. Kyushu Imperial University, 6(1): 1-19.
  2. Baba, K., & I. Hamatani. 1965. The anatomy of Sakuraeolis enosimensis (Baba, 1930), n. g. (=Hervia ceylonica (?) Eliot, 1913) (Nudibranchia - Eolidoidea). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 13(2):103-113, pls. VIII-X.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 17) Setoeolis inconspicua (Baba, 1938). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.