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Facelina zhejiangensis G.-Y. Lin & Z.-J. You, 1990

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Facelina zhejiangensis G.-Y. Lin & Z.-J. You, 1990
Name authority
G.-Y. Lin & Z.-J. You, 1990
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Family
Facelinidae
Genus
Facelina
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
  6. infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
  7. subterclassRingipleura
  8. superorderNudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
  9. orderNudibranchia Cuvier, 1817
  10. suborderAeolidina Eliot, 1910
  11. superfamilyAeolidioidea J. E. Gray, 1827
  12. familyFacelinidae Bergh, 1889
  13. genusFacelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
  14. speciesFacelina zhejiangensis G.-Y. Lin & Z.-J. You, 1990

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Facelina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Facelina carmelae Moro & Ortea, 2015FacelinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Facelina dubia Pruvot-Fol, 1948FacelinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Facelina lineata Eliot, 1905FacelinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Facelina lugubris (Bergh, 1882)FacelinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Olive Tentacle AeolidFacelina olivacea Macnae, 1954FacelinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Facelina rutila Pruvot-Fol, 1951FacelinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Facelina vicina (Bergh, 1882)FacelinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 17 records assigned to Facelinidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Lin, G., & You, Z. (1990). Studies on Nudibranchia from the Zhejiang coast. Studia Marina Sinica, 31. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3DRC9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.