Polyceroidea

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Polyceroidea
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A live individual of Triopha catalinae in situ, head end towards the lower left
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Infraorder: Doridoidei
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Alder & Hancock, 1845 [1]
Families

See text.

Synonyms

Phanerobranchiata Non Suctoria

Polyceroidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea. [2]

Families

Families within the superfamily Polyceroidea include: [3]

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Madrellidae

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Okadaiidae Family of gastropods

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References

  1. Alder J. & Hancock A. 1845. A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. The Ray Society, London. (Published in parts). Part 1. Polycerinae is on page 2.
  2. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  3. Polyceroidea Alder & Hancock, 1845 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 10 January 2019.