NARMS taxon details

Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838)

139908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139908)

accepted
Species
marine
(of Eolis bostoniensis Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111, pl. 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 67 [details] 
Type locality contained in Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy  
type locality contained in Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=139908 on 2026-07-08
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=139908 on 2026-07-08
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description (of Eolis bostoniensis Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111, pl. 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 67 [details] 

original description (of Eolis curta Alder & Hancock, 1843) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1843). Notice on a British species of <em>Calliopaea</em> d'Orbigny and on four new species of <em>Eolis</em> with observations on the development and structure of the nudibranchiate mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 12: 233-236., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22101138 [details] 

original description (of Eolis drummondi W. Thompson, 1844) Thompson, W. (1844). Report on the fauna of Ireland: Div. Invertebrata. Drawn up, at the request of the British Association. <em>Report of the Thirteenth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> Pp. 245-291., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920904 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Eolis tenuibranchialis Alder & Hancock, 1845) Alder, J. & Hancock, A. (1845). Notice of a new genus and several new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 16: 311-316., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22069384 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Carmona, L. (2020). Investigating the amphiatlantic status of <em>Facelina bostoniensis</em> (Couthouy, 1838) (Nudibranchia: Aeolidida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 86(1): 64-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyz034 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Balch, F. N. (1908). Two interesting New England nudibranch records. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(2): 13-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743522
page(s): 16 [details] 

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Rosenberg, G. (2004). Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20250405073114/http://www.malacolog.org/ [details] 

additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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Dutch brede ringsprietslak  [details]
English facelinaBoston facelina  [details]
French facéline  [details]