Marsenina stearnsii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Velutinoidea |
| Family: | Velutinidae |
| Genus: | Marsenina |
| Species: | M. stearnsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Marsenina stearnsii | |
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Marsenina stearnsii is a species of small slug-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Velutinidae.
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 15 and 20 millimetres (0.59 and 0.79 in). The thin, translucent white shell is visible through a dorsal pore in the mantle. The finely pitted mantle is white to pale pink with darker spots.[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]This white slug-like snail is known from Alaska[3] and central California.[4] It can be found in the rocky intertidal, often in association with the ascidian Trididemnum opacum.[4][5] It is relatively rare, found in the low rocky intertidal, usually under rocks on the ascidian Trididemnem opacum which it matches in color and pattern and upon which it preys.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Marsenina".
- ^ "Name Changes". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ “Marsenina stearnsii - GBIF Portal.” Web. 1 Jan 2010. http://data.gbif.org/species/Marsenina%20stearnsii
- ^ a b “Marsenina stearnsii - Lamellarian on Flickr - Photo Sharing!.” Web. 1 Jan 2010. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcduck/3197098221/#comment72157612587108572
- ^ “Trididemnum opacum with Lamellaria stearnsii on Flickr - Photo Sharing!.” Web. 1 Jan 2010. https://www.flickr.com/photos/top_down/1459465867/
- ^ Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California
- Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
- ITIS info, authority and date
External links
[edit]- "Marsenina stearnsii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 June 2011.