Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Gardiner's Headshield Slug
Tubulophilinopsis gardineri
Gardiner's Headshield Slug
Category: Headshield Slugs
Scientific Name: Tubulophilinopsis gardineri
Synonyms: Philinopsis gardineri
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (3.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Cephalaspidea (Order)
    └Aglajidae (Family)
     └Tubulophilinopsis (Genus)

Sea Slugs
Headshield Slugs

Gardiner's Headshield Slug

Pilsbry's Headshield Slug

Lovely Headshield Slug

Swallowtail Headshield Slugs

Swallowtail Headshield Slugs (color variation)

Headband Headshield Slug

Black Aglaja



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