Photo of Philinopsis speciosa taken by Ken Thongpila at Nelson Bay, Australia (verified by Nathalie Yonow)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassOpisthobranchia
OrderCephalaspidea
FamilyAglajidae
SpeciesPhilinopsis speciosa

Information

Also known as Philinopsis cyanea

Locality

Indonesia
Lembeh
Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec
Bali
Feb, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov
Manado
Jan, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov
Flores
Jun, Sep
Bunaken
Nov
Derawan
May
Komodo
Sep
North Sulawesi
Sep
Rinca Island
Oct
 
Malaysia
Perhentian
May, Jun, Oct
Redang
Apr, May, Jun
Kuching
Aug
Mantanani
Oct
 
Kenya
Watamu
Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
 
Philippines
Anilao
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
Dauin
Nov
Puerto Galera
Feb, Apr
 
Kenya
Malindi
Oct
 
Philippines
Dumaguete
Aug
 
Australia
Nelson Bay
Jan, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec
Fremantle
Jan
Queensland
Oct
Victoria
Dec
 
Egypt
Nuweiba
Aug, Dec
Egypt
Jan
Marsa Alam
Feb
Sharm el-Sheikh
Aug
 
PNG
Milne Bay
Dec
PNG
Nov
 
Cambodia
Koh Rong
Jan
 
Guam
Apra Harbor
Mar, Jun
 
Réunion
Réunion
Nov
 
India
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Sep
Gujarat
May
 
Taiwan
North East Coast
Jun
 
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
Aug

Sample Photos of Philinopsis speciosa

Photo by Daniela Wolf in Lembeh, Indonesia
Photo by Wolfgang Krutz in Bali, Indonesia
Photo by Brent Murdoch in Fremantle, Australia
Photo by Brent Murdoch in Fremantle, Australia