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Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005): * Facelininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Caloriidae Odhner, 1968; Phidianidae Odhner, 1968; Pruvotfoliinae Tardy, 1970 * Babakininae

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, 1973 - synonym: Babainidae Roller, 1972 (inv.) * Crateninae Bergh, 1889 - synonym: Rizzoliinae Odhner, 1939 (inv.) *

Favorininae The Facelinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: W ...

Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905; Phyllodesmiinae Thiele, 1931; Facalaninae Er. Marcus, 1958 * Herviellinae Burn, 1967 * Pteraeolidiinae Risbec, 1953

2007 taxonomy

Gosliner et al. (2007)Gosliner T. M., Gonzáles-Duarte M. M. & Cervera J. L. (2007). "Revision of the systematics of ''Babakina'' Roller, 1973 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) with the description of a new species and a phylogenetic analysis". ''

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'' 151(4): 671-689. . have elevated subfamily Babakininae to family level Babakinidae.

Genera

Genera and species within the family Facelinidae include:

Subfamily Facelininae * '' Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855 - type genus of the family Facelinidae * ''

Caloria ''Caloria'' is a genus of colorful sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Caloria'' Trinchese, 1888.Accessed on 2018-02-17 Species Species within the genus include: * '' ...

'' Trinchese, 1888 * ''Facelinopsis'' Pruvot-Fol, 1954 ** '' Facelinopsis marioni'' (Vayssière, 1888) ** '' Facelinopsis pacodelucia'' Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014 * '' Moridilla'' Bergh, 1888 (

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) ** '' Moridilla brockii'' (

) * ''Pruvotfolia'' Tardy, 1969 ** '' Pruvotfolia longicirrha'' (Eliot, 1906) ** '' Pruvotfolia pselliotes'' (Labbé, 1923) ** '' Pruvotfolia rochebruni'' Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2002

Subfamily Crateninae * '' Amanda'' Macnae, 1954 * '' Cratena'' Bergh, 1864 - type genus of the subfamily Crateninae

Subfamily Favorininae * '' Dicata'' Schmekel, 1967 * '' Favorinus'' M.E. Gray, 1850 - type genus of the subfamily Favorininae * '' Sakuraeolis'' Baba, 1965

Subfamily Herviellinae * '' Herviella'' Baba, 1949 - type genus of the subfamily Herviellinae

Subfamily Pteraeolidiinae * '' Pteraeolidia'' Bergh, 1875 - type genus of the subfamily Pteraeolidiinae

Subfamily ''Incertae sedis'' * '' Adfacelina'' Millen & Hermosillo, 2012 ** '' Adfacelina medinai'' Millen & Hermosillo, 2012 * ''

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'' Miller, 1974 * '' Learchis'' Bergh, 1896 * '' Nanuca'' Er. Marcus, 1957WoRMS (2010)
''Nanuca'' Marcus, 1957.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-05 ** '' Nanuca sebastiani'' Er. Marcus, 1957 * '' Noumeaella'' Risbec, 1937 * '' Palisa'' Edmunds, 1964 ** '' Palisa papillata'' Edmunds, 1964 * '' Pauleo'' Millen & Hamann, 1992 ** '' Pauleo jubatus'' Millen & Hamann, 1992 * '' Phidiana'' Gray, 1850 * '' Setoeolis'' Baba & Hamatani 1965 ** '' Setoeolis inconspicua'' (Baba, 1938) ---- Subfamilies and genera brought into synonymy: * ''Acanthopsole'' Trinchese, 1874: synonym of '' Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855 * ''Ennoia'' Bergh, 1896: synonym of ''

Phyllodesmium ''Phyllodesmium'' is a genus of predatory sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Phyllodesmium'' Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' Ehrenberg, 1831 * Subfamily Facalaninae: synonym of Favorininae * ''Facelinella'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of ''Facelinopsis'' Pruvot-Fol, 1954 * ''Facelinella'' Baba, 1949: synonym of '' Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855 * ''Matharena'' Bergh in Mörch, 1871: synonym of '' Favorinus'' M. E. Gray, 1850 * ''Morildilla'' ic: synonym of '' Moridilla'' Bergh, 1888 * ''Muessa'' Er. Marcus, 1965: synonym of '' Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855 * Subfamily Pruvotfoliinae: synonym of Facelininae * ''Rizzolia'' Trinchese, 1877: synonym of ''Cratena'' Bergh, 1864 * ''Rolandia'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951 invalid: junior

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of ''Rolandia'' Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900: synonym of ''Pruvotfolia'' Tardy, 1969 * Subfamily Rizzoliinae: synonym of Crateninae

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * http://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 18 November 2009 * http://www.seaslugforum.net accessed 18 November 2009 {{Use dmy dates, date=May 2017 Gastropod families