Facelinidae
Facelinidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.[2]
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Facelininae Bergh, 1889[1] - synonyms: Caloriidae Odhner, 1968; Phidianidae Odhner, 1968; Pruvotfoliinae Tardy, 1970
- Babakininae Roller, 1973[3] - synonym: Babainidae Roller, 1972 (inv.)[4]
- Crateninae Bergh, 1889[5] - synonym: Rizzoliinae Odhner, 1939 (inv.)
- Favorininae Bergh, 1889[6] - synonyms: Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905; Phyllodesmiinae Thiele, 1931; Facalaninae Er. Marcus, 1958[7]
- Herviellinae Burn, 1967[8]
- Pteraeolidiinae Risbec, 1953[9]
2007 taxonomy
Gosliner et al. (2007)[10] 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 Trinchese, 1888
- Facelinopsis
- Moridilla Bergh, 1888
- Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
Subfamily Crateninae
- Amanda Macnae, 1954
- Cratena Bergh, 1864 - type genus of the subfamily Crateninae
Subfamily Favorininae
- Favorinus M.E. Gray, 1850 - type genus of the subfamily Favorininae
- Favorinus auritulus
- Favorinus blianus
- Favorinus branchialis
- Favorinus elenalexiae
- Favorinus ghanensis
- Favorinus japonicus
- Favorinus mirabilis
- Favorinus mirabilis
- Favorinus pacificus
- Favorinus perfoliatus
- Favorinus tsuruganus
Subfamily Herviellinae
- Herviella Baba, 1949 - type genus of the subfamily Herviellinae
- Herviella affinis
- Herviella albida
- Herviella claror
- Herviella cloaca
- Herviella exigua
- Herviella mietta
- Herviella yatsui
Subfamily Pteraeolidiinae
- Pteraeolidia Bergh, 1875 - type genus of the subfamily Pteraeolidiinae
Subfamily ?
- Algarvia Garcia-Goomez & Cervera, 1989
- Anetarca Gosliner, 1991
- Anetarca armata Gosliner, 1991
- Anetarca brasiliana[11]
- Antonietta Schmekel, 1966
References
- ^ a b Bergh R. 1889. In: Carus J. V.. Prodromus Faunae Mediterraneae, volume 2, Brachiostomata, Mollusca, Tunicata, Vertebrata. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, 854 pp. Facelininae is on the page 213.
- ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1–2).
- ^ Roller R. A. (1 July 1973). The Veliger 16(1): 118.
- ^ Roller R. A. (1 April) 1972. The Veliger, 14(4): 416.
- ^ Bergh R. 1889. In: Carus J. V. Crateninae is on the page 209.
- ^ Bergh R. 1889. In: Carus J. V. Favorininae is on the page 212.
- ^ Marcus E. G. G. (August) 1958. American Museum Novitates, 1906: 59-60.
- ^ Burn. (31 December) 1967. Malacologia, 6(1-2): 228.
- ^ Risbec. 1953. Faune de l'Union Française, 15: 161.
- ^ 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". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 151(4): 671-689. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00331.x.
- ^ Francisco J. Garcia, Jesus S. Troncoso (2004). "A new species of the genus Anetarca Gosliner 1991 (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Facelinidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean". The Nautilus 118 (4): 139–143. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16378335.