CaRMS taxon details
Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838)
139908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139908)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) 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., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 67 [details]
page(s): 67 [details]
Distribution In the western Atlantic, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part...
Distribution In the western Atlantic, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle, Cobscook Bay to Connecticut and New Jersey; in the eastern Atlantic, southern Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Faeroes, Netherlands, British Isles to the Atlantic coast of France. It probably also occurs off southern Portugal, but this has yet to be confirmed. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/carms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139908 on 2025-05-15
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139908 on 2025-05-15
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(of ) 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., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 67 [details]
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
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
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
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at 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
page(s): 67 [details]
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
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
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
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at 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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution In the western Atlantic, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle, Cobscook Bay to Connecticut and New Jersey; in the eastern Atlantic, southern Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Faeroes, Netherlands, British Isles to the Atlantic coast of France. It probably also occurs off southern Portugal, but this has yet to be confirmed. [details]Unreviewed
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | brede ringsprietslak | [details] |
| English | facelinaDrummond's facelinaBoston facelina | [details] |
| French | facéline | [details] |
| German | Drummonds FadenschneckeBoston-Fadenschnecke | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Facelina bostoniensis)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010177.GP)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Facelina bostoniensis)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010177.GP)
To ITIS
