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Austraeolis

Austraeolis is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the taxonomic family Facelinidae.

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Austraeolis
Austraeolis ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Austraeolis
Burn 19621
Type species
Flabellina ornata
Angas, 1864

Austraeolis is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the taxonomic family Facelinidae.2

Species

Species within this genus include:

  • Austraeolis benthicola Burn, 1966
  • Austraeolis catina Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
  • Austraeolis ornata (Angas, 1864)
  • Austraeolis stearnsi (Cockerell, 1901)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Austraeolis fucia Burn, 1962: synonym of Facelina hartleyi Burn, 1962
  • Austraeolis westralis Burn, 1966: synonym of Austraeolis ornata (Angas, 1864)
References

References

  1. Burn, R.F. (1962) Descriptions of Victorian nudibranchiate mollusca, with a comprehensive review of the Eolidacea. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 25: 95-128.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Austraeolis Burn, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07