Philinopsis gardineri

Eliot, 1903

Gardiner’s Headshield Slug

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Size: 1.5 inches (3.5 cm)

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Feeds on tiny worms.

Note: Shown for identification only, best left in the wild.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Cephalaspidea

Family: Aplustridae

Genus: Philinopsis