Samla bilas is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Samlidae |
| Genus: | Samla |
| Species: | S. bilas
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| Samla bilas | |
Description
editSamla bilas has a body length of 18–35 mm (1.8-3.5 cm).[3]
Distribution
editThis species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific and commonly seen on reefs.[4]
References
edit- ^ Gosliner T. M. & Willan R. C. (1991). "Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species". The Veliger 34(2): 97-133. page 109.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina bilas (Gosliner & Willan, 1991). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
- ^ Marine Gastropods Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 1) Flabellina bilas (Gosliner & Willan, 1991). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
edit- Photos of Samla bilas on Sealife Collection