Embletonia

Embletonia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Clade:	Dexiarchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Embletoniidae Pruvot-Fol, 1954
Genus:	Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851
Type species
Pterochilus pulcherAlder & Hancock, 1844
Synonyms
(Genus) EmbletoniellaBaba, 1967 PterochilusAlder & Hancock, 1844

Embletonia is a genus of gastropods in the suborder Cladobranchia. It is the only family in the monotypic family Embletoniidae. ^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Embletonia and its parent family Embletoniidae were named after Dennis Embleton, a British naturalist (1810-1900). Two genera are recognised: ^[1]

• Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928
• Embletonia pulchra (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Distribution and habitat

Species of the genus have a cosmopolitan distribution. ^[2]

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138544 on 2022-12-03
2. "Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

External links

• Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1844). Descriptions of Pterochilus, a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, and two new species of Doris. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14: 329-331.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
• ICZN. (1966). Opinion 782. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851 (Gastropoda): Validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 106-107