original description
(of Philine californica Willett, 1944) Willett G. (1944). New species of mollusks from Redondo, California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 43: 71-73.
page(s): 287, figs 25A-D [details]
basis of record
Valdés A. (2019). Northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 242-304., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.21
page(s): 287, figs 25A-D [details]
new combination reference
Valdés Á., Cadien D. B.; Gosliner T. M. (2016). Philinidae, Laonidae and Philinorbidae (Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea) from the northeastern Pacific Ocean and the Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4147(5): 501-537., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4147.5.1 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Southern California; 48–208 m. [details]