Scyllaeidae
Encyclopedia
Scyllaeidae is a family
of sea slugs, nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea
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This family is within the clade Cladobranchia
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
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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 slugs, 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 in the superfamily Tritonioidea
Tritonioidea
Tritonioidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, nudibranchs. These are marine gastropod mollusks.Tritonioidea is the only superfamily in the clade Dendronotida....
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This family is within the clade Cladobranchia
Cladobranchia
The Cladobranchia are a taxonomic clade of nudibranch sea snails or slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Dexiarchia.-Taxonomy:**Family Charcotiidae**Family Dironidae**Family Dotidae**Family Embletoniidae**Family Goniaeolididae**Family Heroidae...
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
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Taxonomy
The family Scyllaeidae consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
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Genera
Genera in the family Scyllaeidae include:- Crosslandia
- Crosslandia daeldali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981
- Crosslandia viridis Eliot, 1903
- NotobryonNotobryonNotobryon is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scyllaeidae.-Species:Species in the genus Notobryon include:* Notobryon wardi Odhner, 1936* iridescent nudibranch Notobryon sp....
- Notobryon wardi Odhner, 1936
- Scyllaea
- Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758