Limapontioidea
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Limapontioidea are a superfamily
of sea slug
s, marine
gastropod mollusks within the clade
Sacoglossa
.
Families and subfamilies brought into synonymy :
Taxonomic rank
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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, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks within the clade
Clade
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Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...
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Families
Families within the superfamily Limapontioidea include:- Family Limapontiidae
- Family CaliphyllidaeCaliphyllidaeCaliphyllidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Sacoglossa.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:There are five genera in the family Caliphyllidae:* Caliphylla A...
- Family HermaeidaeHermaeidaeHermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limapontioidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:...
Families and subfamilies brought into synonymy :
- Alderiidae : synonym of Limapontiidae
- Costasiellidae : synonym of Limapontiidae
- Ercolaniinae : synonym of Limapontiidae
- Lobiferidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
- Oleidae : synonym of Limapontiidae
- Phyllobranchidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
- Phyllobranchillidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
- Polybranchiidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
- Pontolimacidae : synonym of Limapontiidae
- Stiligeridae : synonym of Limapontiidae