Fionoidea
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Fionoidea is a superfamily of small sea slug
s, aeolid nudibranch
s. They are gastropod mollusks within the clade Aeolidida
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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, 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 gastropod mollusks within the clade Aeolidida
Aeolidida
The Aeolidida is a taxonomic clade of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Cladobranchia.-Taxonomy:*Superfamily Flabellinoidea Bergh, 1889**Family Flabellinidae**Family Notaeolidiidae...
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Families
Families within the superfamily Fionoidea are as follows:- Family Fionidae Gray, 1857
- Family CalmidaeCalmidaeCalmidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.This family has no subfamilies.- External links :*...
Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923 - Family EubranchidaeEubranchidaeEubranchidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea, the aeolid nudibranchs.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Eubranchidae include:* Baeolidia...
Odhner, 1934 - Family PseudovermidaePseudovermidaePseudovermidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea slugs, specifically aolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusks.This family has no subfamilies.These extremely small sea slugs are meiofauna; they live among sand grains....
Thiele, 1931 - Family TergipedidaeTergipedidaeTergipedidae is a family of seaslugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Nudibranchia .- Taxonomy :...
Bergh, 1889