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Gastropoda: : Aeolidioidea: Facelinidae

Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838)


Range: 45°N to 39.5°N; 74°W to 0°W
Depth: 2 to 37 m
Maximum Reported Size: 39  mm

Synonymy

Eolis rufibranchialis auct. non Johnston, 1832
Eolis bostoniensis Couthouy, 1838
Eolis curta Alder & Hancock, 1843
Eolis drummondi W. Thompson, 1844
Eolis tenuibranchialis Alder & Hancock, 1845
Eolidia janii Vérany, 1846
Eolidia panizzae Vérany, 1846
Aeolis gigas A. Costa, 1866

Details


Eolis bostoniensis Couthouy, 1838, p. 67-68, pl. 1, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Tide water of Charles River, Mass.
Range: 45°N to 39.5°N; 74°W to 0°W
Depth: 2 to 37 m
Maximum Reported Size: 39 mm
Distribution: Canada: Nova Scotia; USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey
References: Couthouy (1838) M; Abbott (1974) N; Platts (1985) E; ANSP SW

Eolis curta Alder & Hancock, 1843, 
[Synonym]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s

Eolis drummondi W. Thompson, 1844, p. 250, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [See Ann. N. H. v. 89]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Comments: Misidentification.

Aeolis gigas A. Costa, 1866, 
[Synonym]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s

Eolidia janii Vérany, 1846, 
[Synonym]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s

Eolidia panizzae Vérany, 1846, 
[Synonym]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s

Eolis rufibranchialis auct. non Johnston, 1832, 
[Not available]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Comments: Misidentification by Thompson (1843).

Eolis tenuibranchialis Alder & Hancock, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s


Partial List of References

Couthouy, J. P. 1838. Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several polypi found in Massachusetts Bay Boston Journal of Natural History 2 53-111, pls. 1-3. [Stated date: -- Feb 1838.]
Thompson, W. 1844. Report on the fauna of Ireland: Div. Invertebrata Report of the Thirteenth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 245-291.

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