Austraeolis stearnsi
Austraeolis stearnsi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[3]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida |
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| Species: | A. stearnsi |
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| Austraeolis stearnsi (Cockerell, 1901)[1] | |
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Facelina stearnsi Cockerell, 1901 | |
Description
The length of the body attains 25 mm.
Distribution
This species was described from California.[4] and Mexico.
References
- Cockerell, T.D.A. (1901) Three new nudibranchs from California. Journal of the Malacological Society of London, 8: 85-87.
- Chan J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2006) A redescription of Facelina stearnsi Cockerell, 1901 (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea: Facelinidae) with a reassignment of its generic placement. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 69: 111-117.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Austraeolis stearnsi (Cockerell, 1901). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-13
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 26) Facelina stearnsi Cockerell, 1901. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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