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Favorinus blianus

Favorinus blianus Lemche & Thompson, 1974

Favorinus blianus moullieres 21/06/2008 by Jean Michel Crouzet

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Ringipleura  

 

Superorder

Nudipleura  

 

Order

Nudibranchia  

 

Suborder

Cladobranchia  

 

Superfamily

Aeolidioidea  

 

Family

Facelinidae  

 

Genus

Favorinus  

 

Species

Favorinus blianus  Lemche & T. E. Thompson, 1974

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139939).
Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Favorinus. Possibly dedicated to the gallo-roman phylosopher Favorinus de Arles (80-160) sophyst, enemy of the stoicism; only fragments of his work are known.
  • Blianus. After Blia Rock, near Bergen, Norway.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Favorinus blianus
Sources:
: OBIS
: GROC 2010-2011
: Enric Madrenas
: João Pedro Silva
: Bernard Picton
: GBIF.ORG		 : OPK
: VIMAR
: Manuel Ballesteros.
: M@re Nostrum
: Altres fonts
: Marine Regions

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Favorinus blianus based on our own records.

More pictures

Favorinus blianus – Photograph ©Bernard Picton
Favorinus blianus Maidens, Larne, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. 25m. 15 Aug 2006. Onchidoris depressa at left of picture. – Photograph ©Bernard Picton

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Further reading

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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Favorinus blianus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 18/09/2014. Accessed: 05/12/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=14572)

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