Marsenina stearnsii is a species of small slug-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Velutinidae.
Description The size of an adult shell varies between . 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.
Distribution This white slug-like snail is known from Alaska“Marsenina stearnsii - GBIF Portal.” Web. 1 Jan 2010. http://data.gbif.org/species/Marsenina%20stearnsii and central California.“Marsenina stearnsii - Lamellarian on Flickr - Photo Sharing!.” Web. 1 Jan 2010. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcduck/3197098221/#comment72157612587108572 It can be found in the rocky intertidal, often in association with the ascidian Trididemnum opacum.“Trididemnum opacum with Lamellaria stearnsii on Flickr - Photo Sharing!.” Web. 1 Jan 2010. https://www.flickr.com/photos/top_down/1459465867/ 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.Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California
References
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). . IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. ITIS info, authority and date
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