Biology:Austraeolis stearnsi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Austraeolis stearnsi
Stearns' Aeolid imported from iNaturalist photo 149875456 on 26 January 2022.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Facelininae
Genus:
Species:
A. stearnsi
Binomial name
Austraeolis stearnsi
(Cockerell, 1901)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Facelina stearnsi Cockerell, 1901

Austraeolis stearnsi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[3]

Description

The length of the body attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This species was described from California .[4] and Mexico.

References

  1. Cockerell, T.D.A. (1901) Three new nudibranchs from California. Journal of the Malacological Society of London, 8: 85-87.
  2. 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.
  3. Bouchet, P. (2015). Austraeolis stearnsi (Cockerell, 1901). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-13
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 26) Facelina stearnsi Cockerell, 1901. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Wikidata ☰ Q13431361 entry