Favorinus (gastropod)

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Favorinus
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Favorinus blianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Favorinus
M. E. Gray, 1850 [1]
Type species
Eolis albaAlder & Hancock, 1844
Synonyms [2]

MatharenaBergh in Mörch, 1871

Favorinus is a genus of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Facelinidae. [2]

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Species

Species within the genus Favorinus include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Gray (1850) Figs. Moll. Anim.4: 109.
  2. 1 2 WoRMS (2012). Favorinus M.E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138006 on 2012-06-03

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