Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776)
(a sea slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFacelina auriculata (a sea slug)
GenusFacelina (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyFACELINIDAE (a family of sea slugs)
SuperfamilyAEOLIDIOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
InfraorderAeolidida (an infraorder of molluscs)
SuborderDEXIARCHIA (a suborder of molluscs)
OrderNUDIBRANCHIA (sea slugs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Facelina auriculata (a sea slug) :
1: Facelina auriculata (a sea slug)
8 Apr 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on hydroid, on Sargassum muticum, on floating pontoon,
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Crawling on water surface - latero-ventral view - black backgroundImage 3: Crawling on water surface - latero-ventral view - black background (2)Image 4: Crawling on water surface - latero-ventral view - black background (3)Image 5: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black backgroundImage 6: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black background (2)Image 7: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black background (3)Image 8: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black background (4)Image 9: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black background (5)Image 10: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black background (6)Image 11: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black background (7)Image 12: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - black background (8)Image 13: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - white backgroundImage 14: Crawling on water surface - ventral view - white background (2)Image 15: Dorsal view - black backgroundImage 16: Dorsal view - black background (2)Image 17: Dorsal view - black background (3)Image 18: Dorsal view - black background (4)Image 19: Dorsal view - black background (5)Image 20: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 21: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 22: Dorsal view - white background (3)Image 23: Dorsal view - white background (4)Image 24: Dorsal view - white background (5)Image 25: Dorsal view - white background (6)Image 26: Dorsal view - white background (7)Image 27: Dorso-lateral view - black backgroundImage 28: Dorso-lateral view - black background (2)Image 29: Lateral view - black backgroundImage 30: Lateral view - black background (2)Image 31: Lateral view - white backgroundImage 32: Lateral view - white background (2)Image 33: Lateral view - white background (3)Image 34: Lateral view - white background (4)Image 35: Lateral view - white background (5)Image 36: Head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 37: Head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - black background (2)Image 38: Head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - black background (3)Image 39: Head - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - black background

Facelina auriculata (a sea slug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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