NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Facelinidae
  Order - Nudibranchia
  Subclass - Opisthobranchia
  Class - Gastropoda
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Facelina bostoniensis
      Species - Facelina drummondi
      Species - Facelina auriculata
      Species - Facelina stearnsi
      Species - Facelina annulicornis
      Species - Facelina dubia