Facelinidae is a taxonomic family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of colorful sea slug

Slug

Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

s. These are specifically aeolid nudibranch

Nudibranch

A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...

s. They are marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 gastropod molluscs.

2005 taxonomy

This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005

Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...

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• Facelininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Caloriidae Odhner, 1968; Phidianidae Odhner, 1968; Pruvotfoliinae Tardy, 1970
• Babakininae Roller, 1973 - synonym: Babainidae Roller, 1972 (inv.)
• Crateninae Bergh, 1889 - synonym: Rizzoliinae Odhner, 1939 (inv.)
• Favorininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905; Phyllodesmiinae Thiele, 1931; Facalaninae Er. Marcus, 1958
• Herviellinae Burn, 1967
• Pteraeolidiinae Risbec, 1953

2007 taxonomy

Gosliner et al. (2007) have elevated subfamily Babakininae to family level Babakinidae.

Genera

Genera and species within the family Facelinidae include:

Subfamily Facelininae

• Facelina
  Facelina
  Facelina is a genus of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Facelina include:* Facelina annulicornis* Facelina auriculata - synonym: Facelina coronata* Facelina bilineata...
  
  Alder & Hancock, 1855 - type genus of the family Facelinidae
• Caloria
  Caloria
  Caloria is a genus of colorful sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.-Species:Species within the genus include:* Caloria elegans * Caloria indica...
  
  Trinchese, 1888
• Facelinopsis
• Moridilla Bergh, 1888
  • Moridilla brockii
• Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
  • Pruvotfolia pselliotes

Subfamily Crateninae

• Amanda
  Amanda (gastropod)
  Amanda is a genus of sea slugs, specifically of aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae....
  
  Macnae, 1954
• Cratena
  Cratena
  Cratena is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.Cratena is the type species of the subfamily Crateninae.-Species:Species within the genus Cratena include:* Cratena affinis...
  
  Bergh, 1864 - type genus of the subfamily Crateninae

Subfamily Favorininae

• Favorinus M.E. Gray, 1850 - type genus of the subfamily Favorininae
  • Favorinus auritulus
  • Favorinus blianus
  • Favorinus branchialis
  • Favorinus elenalexiae
  • Favorinus ghanensis
  • Favorinus japonicus
  • Favorinus mirabilis
  • Favorinus mirabilis
  • Favorinus pacificus
  • Favorinus perfoliatus
  • Favorinus tsuruganus

• Hermissenda
  Hermissenda
  Hermissenda is a genus of small sea slugs, aolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Glaucidae.- References :*...
  
  Bergh, 1879
• Phyllodesmium
  Phyllodesmium
  Phyllodesmium is a genus of predatory sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Facelinidae. These nudibranchs occur in the tropical Indo-Pacific Oceans....
  
  Ehrenberg, 1831 (1828)
• Rolandia
  Rolândia
  Rolândia is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
  
  
• Sakuraeolis

Subfamily Herviellinae

• Herviella Baba, 1949 - type genus of the subfamily Herviellinae
  • Herviella affinis
  • Herviella albida
  • Herviella claror
  • Herviella cloaca
  • Herviella exigua
  • Herviella mietta
  • Herviella yatsui

Subfamily Pteraeolidiinae

• Pteraeolidia
  Pteraeolidia
  Pteraeolidia is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae.-Species:Species within the genus Pteraeolidia include:...
  
  Bergh, 1875 - type genus of the subfamily Pteraeolidiinae

Subfamily ?

• Algarvia Garcia-Goomez & Cervera, 1989
• Anetarca Gosliner, 1991
  • Anetarca armata Gosliner, 1991
  • Anetarca brasiliana
• Antonietta Schmekel, 1966