| Onchidella borealis or Leather Limpet | |
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| Onchidella borealis is eating a purple sponge | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Onchidiidae |
| Genus: | Onchidella |
| Species: | O. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872
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Onchidella borealis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]
Distribution
Description
A small sea slug about 1/2-inch long varying in colors from orange to a dark brown. The most identifying feature is the wavy sides of the sea slug.
Where to find
Mostly found on low tides, Onchidella borealis is a fairly hard organism to find.
References
- ^ Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2010.
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