Limapontia depressa Alder & Hancock, 1862
(a sacoglossan sea-slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimapontia depressa (a sacoglossan sea-slug)
GenusLimapontia (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyLIMAPONTIIDAE (a family of marine gastropods)
SuperfamilyLIMAPONTIOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SuborderPLAKOBRANCHACEA (a suborder of molluscs)
OrderSACOGLOSSA (an order of marine gastropods)
InfraclassOpisthobranchia (opisthobranchs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Limapontia depressa (a sacoglossan sea-slug) :
1: Limapontia depressa (a sacoglossan sea-slug)
6 Apr 2016 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
late immatures, on Vaucheria turf on upper mudflats.
Image 1: late immature - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 2: late immature - dorsal view - magnified - pale background (2)Image 3: late immature - dorsal view - magnified - pale background (3)Image 4: late immature - dorsal view - magnified - pale background (4)Image 5: late immature - dorsal view - magnified - pale background (5)Image 6: late immature - dorsal view - magnified - pale background (6)Image 7: late immature - dorsal view with alga - magnified - pale backgroundImage 8: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 9: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (2)Image 10: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (3)Image 11: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (4)Image 12: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (5)Image 13: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (6)Image 14: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (7)Image 15: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (8)Image 16: late immature - latero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background (9)Image 17: late immature - two animals - magnified - pale background

Limapontia depressa (a sacoglossan sea-slug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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