Flabellinidae
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Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family
of brightly-colored sea slug
s, specifically nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod mollusks.
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 brightly-colored 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, specifically 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, 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 mollusks.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Flabellinidae include:- Chlamylla Bergh, 1886
- Chlamylla borealis Bergh, 1886
- CoryphellaCoryphellaCoryphella is a genus of very small sea slugs, specifically aolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Flabellinidae.Some species that were previously grouped in this genus have been moved to the genus Flabellina.- Species :...
Gray, 1850- Coryphella albomarginataCoryphella albomarginataCoryphella albomarginata is a species of very small sea slug, specifically an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.- Further reading :...
Miller, 1971 - Coryphella borealis Odhner, 1922
- Coryphella browni Picton, 1980
- Coryphella californica Bergh, 1904
- Coryphella cynara
- Coryphella lineata
- Coryphella pallida
- Coryphella parva Hadfeild, 1963
- Coryphella pedata
- Coryphella rutila
- Coryphella stellata
- Coryphella stimpsoni Verrill, 1880
- Coryphella albomarginata
- FlabellinaFlabellinaFlabellina is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs. These animals are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Flabellinidae...
Voigt, 1834 - type genus, synonym: Paracoryphella M. C. Miller, 1971 - Tularia Voigt, 1834
- Tularia bracteaTularia bracteaTularia bractea is a species of very small sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.-References:...
(Burn, 1966)
- Tularia bractea
Further reading
- Sea Slug Forum Sea Slug Forum
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1