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Favorinus blianus

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Species of gastropod

Favorinus blianus
Favorinus blianus Dundrum Bay, Co Down, Irish Sea.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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.

Distribution

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

References

  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
  • Habitas.org.uk listing
  • WoRMS listing
Taxon identifiers
Favorinus blianus


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