Name

Tethys

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Heterobranchia

Infraclass: Opistobranchia

Genus: Tethys

Habitat

Aquatic, marine. Benthic, soft sandy and muddy bottoms. Sometimes with nektonic shifts.

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder. Solitary, mobile, free-living, predatory.

Distribution

Sparsely distributed from a depth of 20 metres and deeper

Conservation status

No apparent problems despite its scarcity

Additional information

Large opisthobranch, up to 30 cm. Head with a large veil and remarkable dorsal appendages with 1 or 2 spikes.