Biology:Favorinus blianus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Favorinus blianus
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Favorinus blianus Dundrum Bay, Co Down, Irish Sea.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Favorinus
Species:
F. blianus
Binomial name
Favorinus blianus
(Lemche & Thompson, 1974)

Favorinus blianus is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.

Description

The maximum recorded length is 30 mm.[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Pembrokeshire, Wales[1] where it is a scarce animal. It has also been reported from Norway , England , Denmark , and Galicia, NW Spain.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lemche H. & Thompson T.E. (1974). Three Opisthobranch Gastropods new to the British fauna. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 41: 185-193
  2. ↑ Thompson, 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs. Linnean Society of London.

External links

  • Sea Slug Forum listing [1]
  • Habitas.org.uk listing [2]
  • WoRMS listing [3]

Wikidata ☰ Q5064953 entry




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