Austraeolis stearnsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Subfamily:
Facelininae
Genus:
Austraeolis
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.
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