Capellinia doriae

Last updated

Capellinia doriae
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Capellinia
Species:
C. doriae
Binomial name
Capellinia doriae
Trinchese, 1874 [1]
Synonyms
  • Eubranchus doriae(Trinchese, 1874)
  • Tergipes doriae(Trinchese, 1874)

Capellinia doriae is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from Genova, Italy. [1] It has also been reported in error from the Atlantic coast of France and the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland but these records refer to a closely related species, Capellinia fustifera . [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Trinchese, S. 1873. Descrizione di alcuni nuovi Eolididei del Porto di Genova. Memorie della R. Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna, series 3, 4:197-203.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Capellinia doriae Trinchese, 1874. Accessed on 2021-04-09.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (June 6) Eubranchus doriae (Trinchese, 1874). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Eubranchus doriae (Trinchese, 1874). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-12-27.