Arminidae is a
family
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of sea
slugs
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,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the superfamily
Arminoidea
Arminoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Nudibranchia.
Arminoidea is the only superfamily in the clade Euarminida.
Families
A study, published in 2000, has demonstrated that Arminoidea is para ...
.
Taxonomy
The family Arminidae is classified within the clade
Cladobranchia
The Cladobranchia are a taxonomic clade of nudibranchs, sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Dexiarchia.
Taxonomy clade Metarminida
* Superfamily Metarminoidea This name is not available as a Superfamily name as it is not based on ...
, itself belonging to the clade
Nudibranchia (according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family has been renamed several times. It was originally named by
d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
in 1841 as Diphyllidiidae, by H. Adams and A. Adams as Pleurophyllidiidae in 1854, by Bergh as Pleuroleuridae in 1874, by
Verrill and Emerton as Heterodorididae in 1882, by P. Fischer as Dermatobranchidae in 1883 and as Atthilidae by Bergh in 1899. The name Arminidae is now in prevailing usage.
Genera
The
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...
is ''
Armina'' Rafinesque, 1814
Genera in the family Arminidae include:
* ''
Armina'' Rafinesque, 1814
*''
Dermatobranchus
''Dermatobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, or nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Arminidae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Dermatobranchus'' van Hasselt, 1824.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-15
Biology
'' ...
'' van Hasselt, 1824
*''
Histiomena'' Mörch, 1860
* ''
Heterodoris
''Heterodoris'' is a genus of gastropods
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from sal ...
''
Verrill & Emerton, 1882 . This is a genus, only known from a few specimens
** ''
Heterodoris antipodes
''Heterodoris'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Heterodorididae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America and Australia.
Species:
*''Heterodoris antipodes''
*''Heterodoris robusta''
References
{{ ...
''
Willan, 1981 (Tasman Sea)
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Heterodoris ingolfiana
''Heterodoris'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Heterodorididae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America and Australia.
Species:
*''Heterodoris antipodes''
*''Heterodoris robusta
''Heterodoris'' is a ...
'' (south of Iceland)
** ''
Heterodoris robusta''
Verrill & Emerton, 1882 (North Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean)
*''
Pleurophyllidiella'' Eliot, 1903
*''
Pleurophyllidiopsis'' Tchang-Si, 1934
*''
Sancara''
;Species brought into synonymy :
*''Camarga'' : synonym of ''Histiomena'' Mörch, 1860
*''Diphyllidia'' : synonym of ''Armina'' Rafinesque, 1814
*''Linguella'' Férussac, 1822: synonym of ''Armina'' Rafinesque, 1814
*''Pleuroleura'' : synonym of ''Dermatobranchus'' van Hasselt, 1824
*''Pleurophyllidia'' : synonym of Armina Rafinesque, 1814
References
Gary R. McDonald, University of California Santa Cruz; 29 July 2006, "Nudibranch Systematic Index", University of California Santa Cruz*
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
Further reading
Two readings about ''Heterodoris'':
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External links
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