Hancockia californica

Hancockia californica is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hancockiidae.[1]

Hancockia californica
Hancockia californica from Pillar Point, California
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:	Tritonioidea
Family:	Hancockiidae
Genus:	Hancockia
Species:	H. californica
Binomial name
Hancockia californica MacFarland, 1923

Distribution

This marine species occurs off California, USA., Baja California, Mexico.[2]

Hancockia californica from Santa Cruz, California

References

1. 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
2. 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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