Berthelinia limax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Juliidae |
Genus: | Berthelinia |
Species: | B. limax
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Binomial name | |
Berthelinia limax (Kawaguti & Baba, 1959)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Tamanovalva limax Kawaguti & Baban, 1959 (basionym) |
Berthelinia limax is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Juliidae.[1]
The type locality for this species is Seto, Aichi, Japan.[2]
Berthelinia limax is found in Pacific localities such as Japan, Australia, California, Hawaii, Jamaica in the Atlantic, and more recently in the Indian Ocean region.[3]