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Obscure corambe

Corambe obscura (A. E. Verrill, 1870)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The obscure corambe (Corambe obscura) is a species in the family Corambidae, order Nudibranchia.

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Quick facts about the obscure corambe

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the obscure corambe live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the obscure corambe as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Romaniainvasive
  2. Ukraineinvasive
  3. Bulgaria
  4. France

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the obscure corambe endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the obscure corambe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNudibranchia
  5. familyCorambidae
  6. genusCorambe
  7. SpeciesCorambe obscura (A. E. Verrill, 1870)

Synonyms Corambe batava, Corambe sargassicola, Corambella baratariae, Corambella depressa, Corambella obscura, Doridella batava, Doridella depressus, Doridella obscura, Doridiella batava

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Nudibranche terrazzoFrench
  • Zuiderzee schijfslakDutch
  • Корамбе темнаяRussian
  • Zuiderzee-schijfslakDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the obscure corambe

Other species in the same genus Corambe.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the obscure corambe an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the obscure corambe as invasive in 2 countries: Romania and Ukraine. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the obscure corambe?

The obscure corambe (Corambe obscura) belongs to the family Corambidae in the order Nudibranchia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{obscure_corambe_2026,
  title = {Obscure corambe (Corambe obscura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/obscure-corambe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}