Limapontioidea are a superseded
superfamily
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of
sea slug
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s,
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 within the superorder
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "solar-powered sea slugs", are a superorder of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia. Sacoglossans live by ingesting the cellular ...
.
[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]
It is now accepted as a synonym of the superfamily
Plakobranchoidea
Plakobranchoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superorder Sacoglossa.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Plakobranchoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies. ...
Gray, 1840.
Families
Families within the superfamily Limapontioidea include:
*Family
Caliphyllidae
Caliphyllidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Sacoglossa.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
There are five genera in the family Caliphyllidae:
* '' Caliphylla ...
Tiberi, 1881
* Family
Costasiellidae
Costasiellidae is a taxonomic family of small to minute sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks belonging to the superfamily Plakobranchoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Costasiellidae K. B. Clarke, 1984. Acce ...
K. B. Clarke, 1984
*Family
Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plakobranchoidea.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Jensen (1996)Jensen K. R. (1996). "Phylogenetic systemati ...
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
*Family
Limapontiidae
Limapontiidae is a taxonomic family of small to minute sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Limapontiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...
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
Panpulmonata
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