Flabellina islandica
Encyclopedia
Flabellina islandica is a species
of sea slug
, an aolid nudibranch
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae
.
in 1937.
M. C. Miller (1971) assigned this species to a new genus Paracoryphella within a new family Paracoryphellidae.
Gosliner & Kuzirian (1990) synonymized Paracoryphella with Flabellina.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, an aolid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family of brightly-colored sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Flabellinidae include:...
.
History of the taxonomy
Flabellina islandica was originally described as Coryphella islandica by Nils Hjalmar OdhnerNils Hjalmar Odhner
Nils Hjalmar Odhner was a Swedish zoologist who studied mollusks, a malacologist. During his lifetime he was professor of invertebrate zoology at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm...
in 1937.
M. C. Miller (1971) assigned this species to a new genus Paracoryphella within a new family Paracoryphellidae.
Gosliner & Kuzirian (1990) synonymized Paracoryphella with Flabellina.