Knoutsodonta depressa explained

Knoutsodonta depressa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England. It is currently known from Norway south to the Atlantic coast of France and the Mediterranean Sea.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Knoutsodonta depressa (Alder & Hancock, 1842). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-15.
2. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (October 13) Onchidoris depressa (Alder & Hancock, 1842). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   References

3. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Onchidoris depressa (Alder & Hancock, 1842). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-1-15. Reports from other parts of the world are doubtful and specimens from Brasil have been described as Knoutsodonta brasiliensis.^[2]