Curnonidae

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Curnonidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia

clade Cladobranchia
Superfamily:
Family:
Curnonidae

d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017
Genera

Charcotia
Leminda
Pseudotritonia

Synonyms[1]

Charcotiidae Odhner, 1926 (invalid: type genus a junior homonym)

Curnonidae is a small family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Euthyneura. [2]

Description[]

The Curnonidae are a small family of nudibranchs with representatives in the Southern Ocean including South Africa.[1][3]

Etymology[]

The genus name was originally a tribute to Dr. Jean Charcot, who led the expedition which discovered this species.

Genera[]

Genera and species within the family Curnonidae include:

Names brought into synonymy:

  • Charcotia Vayssière, 1906 : synonym of Curnon d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Charcotia Chevreux, 1906 (January) [Amphipoda]; Curnon is a replacement name)
  • Telarma Odhner, 1934 synonym of Pseudotritonia Thiele, 1912

References[]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Curnonidae d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052376 on 2019-09-05
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  3. ^ Wägele, H. (1991) Studies on the morphology and anatomy of the Antarctic nudibranch genera Pseudotritonia Thiele, 1912 and Telarma Odhner, 1934 with a discussion of the family Charcotiidae Odhner, 1926 (Nudibranchia: Opisthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 101: 359-389.


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