Favorinus auritulus

Favorinus blianus is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.[1]

Favorinus auritulus
Favorinus auritulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Subfamily:
Favorininae
Genus:
Favorinus
Species:
F. auritulus
Binomial name
Favorinus auritulus

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 13 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[2]

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Favorinus auritulus Er. Marcus, 1955. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532838 on 2016-10-27
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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