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Ragged Seahare

Bursatella leachii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 6, February 8, March 3, April 18, May 13, June 10, July 9, August 11, September 5, October 6, November 2, December 6.
United States541
South Africa97
Australia69
Western Cape68
New South Wales44
Alabama33
Texas32
North Carolina28
China24
Queensland23

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderSea Hares and Akera Snails · Aplysiida
FamilySeahares · Aplysiidae
GenusBursatella

Sources

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