MOLLUSCA : Nudibranchia : Eubranchidae | SNAILS, SLUGS, ETC. |
Amphorina andra |
Habitat: Usually found in the shallow subtidal, it feeds on species of Obelia. The spawn is a ribbon laid in a spiral of about two turns, flared out on its upper margin.
Distribution: Found all around the British Isles and from Norway to the Mediterranean.
Distribution Map from NBN: Amphorina andra at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Amphorina andra at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Amphorina andra at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Eubranchus viriola (Korshunova, Malmberg, Prkić, Petani, Fletcher, Lundin & Martynov, 2020). AphiaID: 1780001.
Classification: Biota; Animalia; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Heterobranchia; Euthyneura; Ringipleura; Nudipleura; Nudibranchia; Cladobranchia; Fionoidea; Eubranchidae; Amphorina
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Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2024). Amphorina andra. Korshunova, Malmberg, Prkić, Petani, Fletcher, Lundin & Martynov, 2020. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=W15128. Accessed on 2025-01-09 |