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Spanish shawl

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iSpanish shawl
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Opisthobranchia
Suborder: Nudibranchia
Genus: Flabellina
Species: F. iodinea
Binomial name
Flabellina iodinea
Cooper, 1862

The Spanish shawl (Flabellina iodinea) is a nudibranch native to the North American west coast. It has been reported as far north as British Columbia, Canada and as far south as Punta Asuncion, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and in addition to this in the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.<ref>Spanish Shawl. The Slugsite. Retrieved on 16 April, 2006.</ref>. It displays a stunning set of colors, the body being purple, the gills being orange and the rhinophores being scarlet red.

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