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Pilsbry's head shield slug
Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1055261, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Pilsbry's head shield slug
- Scientific
- Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A headshield slug with a black body and white or blue lines. It hunts other slugs on sand.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=7, 5 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Tubulophilinopsis-pilsbryi.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055261
- inaturalist.org /taxa/823909
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Philinopsis_pilsbryi_(16243521391).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.