Hancockia californica is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hancockiidae.[1]
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| Hancockia californica from Pillar Point, California | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | H. californica
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| Hancockia californica MacFarland, 1923
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off California, USA., Baja California, Mexico.[2]
References
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- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Hancockia californica MacFarland, 1923. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581831 on 2016-05-21
- ^ P.I., jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W.B., Firminger (15 July 2010). "The Sea Slug Forum – Hancockia californica". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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- Behrens, D., (1991) Pacific Coast Nudibranchs.
- MacFarland, F.M. (1923) The morphology of the nudibranch genus Hancockia. Journal of Morphology, 38(1): 65–104, Pls 1–6.
- MacFarland, F. M. (1966) Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences, 6: 1–546, pls. 1–72.
- 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.