Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846)
(a sea slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Geitodoris planata (a sea slug)
Family	DISCODORIDIDAE (a family of molluscs)
Suborder	EUCTENIDIACEA (a suborder of molluscs)
Order	NUDIBRANCHIA (sea slugs)
Subclass	HETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
Class	GASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
Phylum	MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
Superphylum	LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Geitodoris planata is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Mollusca)

Records of Geitodoris planata (a sea slug) :
1: Geitodoris planata (a sea slug)
28 Sep 2011	OSGR: SY67	50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W	Vice County: Dorset (VC 9)	England
2, on underside of stone, near LWS. Egg mass nearby.

Geitodoris planata (a sea slug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NUDIBRANCHIA
(sea slugs)

GASTROPODA
(slugs and snails)

MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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