Facelina auriculata | |
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A live individual of Facelina auriculata, in situ | |
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: | Facelininae |
Genus: | Facelina |
Species: | F. auriculata |
Binomial name | |
Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776) |
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Facelina auriculata, sometimes known by the common name Slim Aesop, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.
Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) is a synonym of Facelina auriculata.
This species occurs in European waters.