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Aplysia japonica
Aplysia japonica , the Japan aplysia, is a species of gastropod mollusc in the genus Aplysia, family Aplysiidae....
From the article Aplysia japonica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
(Original description) The shell is obliquely ovate and subpellucid, colored an obscure chestnut. Internally, it is minimally calcareous. The dorsum (back) is tumid (swollen) at its center, featuring a slight rib and a depression near the dorsal margin. The apex is elevated and markedly incurved, presenting biauriculation (having two ear-like projections). The upper margin is sloped, deeply excavated, short, and rounded at its extremity. The outer lip is rounded, while the lower margin is subquadrate. The dorsal margin is slightly arched.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 898529.