Ascobulla californica

Ascobulla californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Volvatellidae
Genus: Ascobulla
Species:
A. californica
Binomial name
Ascobulla californica
(Hamatani, 1971)
Synonyms

Cylindrobulla californica Hamatani, 1971 (original combination)

Ascobulla californica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.[1]

Description

The length of the holotype measures 5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of California.

References

  • Hamatani, I. (1971). "A new species of Cylindrobulla, sacoglossan opisthobranch, from California: with a comparison with C. japonica Hamatani, 1969" (PDF). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyōto University. 19 (2–3): 111–117. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  • Jensen, K.R. (2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" (PDF). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 55: 255–281.