- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Subclass: Heterobranchia
- Order: Nudibranchia
- Suborder: Euctenidiacea
- Infraorder: Doridacea
- Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
- Family: Onchidorididae
- Scientific name: Onchidoris proxima
- Norwegian: -
Characteristics:
It may be confused with O. muricata, but has more pointed tubercles of varying size. The color varies from white to light yellow. It can reach a body length of 2,5 cm.
Habitat:
It is frequently seen on algae in the subtidal zone, feeding on the Bryozoan Electra pilosa. It has been registered as deep as 60 meters.
Distribution:
This northern species has a circumpolar distribution, both in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. In Europe it is registered on Greenland, the British Isles, around Iceland and in Norway.