Limapontioidea
Limapontioidea are a superseded superfamily of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superorder Sacoglossa. [1]
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| Cyerce nigricans, from the family Caliphyllidae, on the green alga species Chlorodesmis fastigiata. Locality: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. The length of the slug is about 4 cm. | |
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It is now accepted as a synonym of the superfamily Plakobranchoidea Gray, 1840. [2]
Families
Families within the superfamily Limapontioidea include:
- Family Caliphyllidae Tiberi, 1881
- Family Costasiellidae K. B. Clarke, 1984
- Family Hermaeidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Family Limapontiidae Gray, 1847
- 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
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plakobranchoidea Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411959 on 2020-11-05
- Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
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