Facelinidae


The Facelinidae are a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

This family consists of the following subfamilies :
  • Facelininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Caloriidae Odhner, 1968; Phidianidae Odhner, 1968; Pruvotfoliinae Tardy, 1970
  • Babakininae Roller, 1973 - synonym: Babainidae Roller, 1972
  • Crateninae Bergh, 1889 - synonym: Rizzoliinae Odhner, 1939
  • Favorininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905; Phyllodesmiinae Thiele, 1931; Facalaninae Er. Marcus, 1958
  • Herviellinae Burn, 1967
  • Pteraeolidiinae Risbec, 1953

    2007 taxonomy

Gosliner et al. 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 Pruvot-Fol, 1954
  • * Facelinopsis marioni
  • * Facelinopsis pacodelucia Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014
  • Moridilla Bergh, 1888
  • * Moridilla brockii
  • Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
  • * Pruvotfolia longicirrha
  • * Pruvotfolia pselliotes
  • * Pruvotfolia rochebruni Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2002


Subfamily Crateninae
  • Amanda Macnae, 1954
  • Cratena Bergh, 1864 - type genus of the subfamily Crateninae


Subfamily Favorininae
  • Dicata Schmekel, 1967
  • Favorinus M.E. Gray, 1850 - type genus of the subfamily Favorininae
  • Sakuraeolis Baba, 1965


Subfamily Herviellinae
  • Herviella Baba, 1949 - type genus of the subfamily Herviellinae


Subfamily Pteraeolidiinae
  • Pteraeolidia Bergh, 1875 - type genus of the subfamily Pteraeolidiinae

Subfamily Incertae sedis
  • Adfacelina Millen & Hermosillo, 2012
  • * Adfacelina medinai Millen & Hermosillo, 2012
  • Algarvia Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989
  • * Algarvia alba Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989
  • Anetarca Gosliner, 1991
  • *Anetarca armata Gosliner, 1991
  • *Anetarca brasiliana García & Troncoso, 2004
  • * Anetarca piutaensis
  • Antonietta Schmekel, 1966
  • Austraeolis Burn, 1962
  • Bajaeolis Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
  • * Bajaeolis bertschi Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
  • Echinopsole Macnae, 1954
  • * Echinopsole breviceratae Burn, 1962
  • * Echinopsole fulvus Macnae, 1954
  • Emarcusia Roller, 1972
  • * Emarcusia morroensis Roller, 1972
  • Hermosita Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
  • * Hermosita hakunamatata
  • * Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
  • Jason Miller, 1974
  • Learchis Bergh, 1896
  • Nanuca Er. Marcus, 1957
  • * Nanuca sebastiani Er. Marcus, 1957
  • Noumeaella Risbec, 1937
  • Palisa Edmunds, 1964
  • * Palisa papillata Edmunds, 1964
  • Pauleo Millen & Hamann, 1992
  • * Pauleo jubatus Millen & Hamann, 1992
  • Phidiana Gray, 1850
  • Setoeolis Baba & Hamatani 1965
  • * Setoeolis inconspicua
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Subfamilies and genera brought into synonymy:
  • Acanthopsole Trinchese, 1874: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
  • Ennoia Bergh, 1896: synonym of Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Subfamily Facalaninae: synonym of Favorininae
  • Facelinella Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of Facelinopsis Pruvot-Fol, 1954
  • Facelinella Baba, 1949: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
  • Matharena Bergh in Mörch, 1871: synonym of Favorinus M. E. Gray, 1850
  • Morildilla : synonym of Moridilla Bergh, 1888
  • Muessa Er. Marcus, 1965: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
  • Subfamily Pruvotfoliinae: synonym of Facelininae
  • Rizzolia Trinchese, 1877: synonym of Cratena Bergh, 1864
  • Rolandia Pruvot-Fol, 1951 invalid: junior homonym of Rolandia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900: synonym of Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
  • Subfamily Rizzoliinae: synonym of Crateninae