Mo. 23 Dolabella (Sea slugs)

 

Phylum : Mollusca                                                                 

Class    : Gastropoda

Order  : Notaspidea

Family  : Aplustridae

Genus  : Dolobella

DESCRIPTION

Dolabella is a genus of sea slugs or sea hares, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.

            In the sea hares of the genus Dolabella the back end of the body has turned into a slanted disc-like shield, with a large, calcified shell buried inside. The color is variable, with specks of green and brown.

IUCN Status: Not evaluated