Favorinus blianus Lemche & Thompson, 1974
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). |
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
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Favorinus blianus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 18/09/2014. Accessed: 01/02/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/Qnj6t)