Facelina newcombi

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Facelina newcombi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Facelina
Species:
F. newcombi
Binomial name
Facelina newcombi
(Angas, 1864) [1]

Facelina newcombi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. [2]

Distribution

This species has been reported from SE Australia. [3]

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References

  1. Angas, G.F. (1864). Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de Mollusques Nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelles-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature. Journal de Conchyliologie, 12: 43-70
  2. Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Facelina newcombi (Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (March 9) Phidiana newcombi (Angas, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.