Duvaucelia lineata

Duvaucelia lineata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. Previously known as Tritonia lineata this species was moved to the genus Duvaucelia in 2020.

Description

Duvaucelia lineata was originally discovered in 1846 and described by British malacologists Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock in 1848.
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Distribution

The type locality is Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. Duvaucelia lineata is found at scattered localities on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland and in southern Norway and Brittany, France. It has also been reported from the Adriatic Sea, Croatia.