Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Spinoaglaja orientalis (Baba, 1949)
Spinoaglaja belong to the family Aglajidae, commonly known as Headshield slugs.The family Aglajidae includes elongate sea snails with a small internal shell. Most of them are nocturnal.
The body colour can be brown, dark brown to black with three irregular transverse orange bands, which are surrounded by a diffuse white margin.
This species was found on seaweed covered rock, under stones and on sandy bottom.
Headshild slugs often predatory slugs,feeds on polychaete worms, flatworms and other opisthobranchs.
Synonymised names:
Aglaja orientalis Baba, 1949 (original combination)
Philinopsis orientalis (Baba, 1949)
Spinoaglaja belong to the family Aglajidae, commonly known as Headshield slugs.The family Aglajidae includes elongate sea snails with a small internal shell. Most of them are nocturnal.
The body colour can be brown, dark brown to black with three irregular transverse orange bands, which are surrounded by a diffuse white margin.
This species was found on seaweed covered rock, under stones and on sandy bottom.
Headshild slugs often predatory slugs,feeds on polychaete worms, flatworms and other opisthobranchs.
Synonymised names:
Aglaja orientalis Baba, 1949 (original combination)
Philinopsis orientalis (Baba, 1949)
