Capellinia steinbecki is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
| Capellinia steinbecki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Capellinia |
| Species: | C. steinbecki |
| Binomial name | |
| Capellinia steinbecki | |
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Distribution
editThis species was described from specimens collected from boat floats at Dana Landing, Mission Bay, San Diego, 32°42′N 117°33′W / 32.700°N 117.550°W and intertidally at Malibu, 34°00′N 118°47′W / 34.000°N 118.783°W, California, United States.[1] It has been reported from Palos Verdes south to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 Behrens, D. W. (1987). Two new aeolid nudibranchs from southern California. The Veliger 30(1):82-89.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2025). Capellinia steinbecki Behrens, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2026). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-04-18.
- ↑ Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 110.