Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA
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Limacia cockerelli (MacFarland, 1905)
Limacia cockerelli feeds exclusively on the orange-brown coloured bryozoans Hincksina velata and Membranopora.The egg spawn spirals are pale-pink and contains 6,500 eggs.
This species is found in two forms, a northern form and a southern form.
"cockerelli" is named in honor to the English and American malacologist T.D.A. Cockerella.
Similar to The new described species Limacia mcdonaldi (with orange spots on the middle of the nortum).
Synonymised names:
Laila cockerelli MacFarland, 1905 (original combination)
Limacia cockerelli feeds exclusively on the orange-brown coloured bryozoans Hincksina velata and Membranopora.The egg spawn spirals are pale-pink and contains 6,500 eggs.
This species is found in two forms, a northern form and a southern form.
"cockerelli" is named in honor to the English and American malacologist T.D.A. Cockerella.
Similar to The new described species Limacia mcdonaldi (with orange spots on the middle of the nortum).
Synonymised names:
Laila cockerelli MacFarland, 1905 (original combination)
