Favorinus blianus

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

Favorinus blianus
Favorinus blianus Dundrum Bay, Co Down, Irish Sea.
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. blianus
Binomial name
Favorinus blianus
(Lemche & Thompson, 1974)

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. 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.
  • Sea Slug Forum listing
  • Habitas.org.uk listing
  • WoRMS listing


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