Calmidae
Encyclopedia
Calmidae is a taxonomic family
of sea slug
s. These are specifically aeolid nudibranch
s. They are marine
gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea
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This family has no subfamilies.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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...
s. These are specifically aeolid 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...
s. They are 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 molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea
Fionoidea
Fionoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks within the clade Aeolidida.-Families:Families within the superfamily Fionoidea are as follows:* Family Fionidae Gray, 1857...
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This family has no subfamilies.
External links
- Animal Diversity - University of Michigan
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
- Marine species database
- Proc. malac. Soc. London 15: 200