Orienthella verta

Orienthella verta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Coryphellidae
Genus: Orienthella
Species:
O. verta
Binomial name
Orienthella verta
(Ev. Marcus, 1970)
Synonyms
  • Coryphella verta Ev. Mardcus, 1970
  • Flabellina verta Ev. Mardcus, 1970

Orienthella verta is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Coryphellidae.

Distribution

This species was described from Brazil. It has been reported from Florida.

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 21 mm.

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m. Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.

References

  1. ↑ Marcus Ev. (1970). "On some opisthobranchs from Cananeia, Brazil". Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo, Zoology 27: 207-228. [Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha, no.1, N.S., no. 27].
  2. ↑ Korshunova T.; Fletcher K.; Martynov A. (2025). The endless forms are the most differentiated—how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 204, Issue 4, August 2025.
  3. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (November 23) Flabellina verta (Marcus, 1970). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.