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Facelina auriculata

Facelina auriculata
Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839).jpg
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)
Synonyms
  • Doris auriculatus Müller, 1776 (basionym)
  • Facelina auriculata coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839)
  • Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839)
  • Facelina plumosa (Fleming, 1828)
  • Hervia modesta Bergh, 1871

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.


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