Pleurobranchaeidae

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Pleurobranchaeidae
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A mating pair of Euselenops luniceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura

clade Nudipleura
clade Pleurobranchomorpha
Superfamily:
Pleurobranchoidea

Gray, 1827
Family:
Pleurobranchaeidae

Pilsbry, 1896

The Pleurobranchaeidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Pleurobranchomorpha.[1]

Genera[]

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Gigantonotum Lin & Tchang, 1965: synonym of Pleurobranchella Thiele, 1925
  • Koonsia Verrill, 1882: synonym of Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
  • Macfarlandaea Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984: synonym of Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
  • Neda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Euselenops Pilsbry, 1896
  • Oscaniopsis Bergh, 1897: synonym of Euselenops Pilsbry, 1896
  • Pleurobranchidium Leue, 1813: synonym of Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
  • Pleurobranchillus Bergh, 1892: synonym of Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
  • Pleurobranchoides O'Donoghue, 1929: synonym of Pleurobranchella Thiele, 1925

References[]

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Pleurobranchaeidae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=412554 on 2015-10-19
  • Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47(1-2): 1-397 ISBN 3-925919-72-4
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