Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Pilsbry's Headshield Slug
Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
Pilsbry's Headshield Slug
Category: Headshield Slugs
Scientific Name: Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
Synonyms: Philinopsis pilsbryi
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Cephalaspidea (Order)
    └Aglajidae (Family)
     └Tubulophilinopsis (Genus)

Sea Slugs
Headshield Slugs

Pilsbry's Headshield Slug

Lovely Headshield Slug

Swallowtail Headshield Slugs

Swallowtail Headshield Slugs (color variation)

Headband Headshield Slug

Gardiner's Headshield Slug



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