''Embletonia'' is a genus of
gastropods in the suborder
Cladobranchia. It is the only family in the
monotypic family Embletoniidae.
[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]
Taxonomy
The genus ''Embletonia'' and its parent family Embletoniidae were named after
Dennis Embleton, a British naturalist (1810-1900). Two genera are recognised:
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Embletonia gracilis
''Embletonia gracilis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch shell-less mollusk in the family Embletoniidae
''Embletonia'' is a genus of gastropods in the suborder Cladobranchia. It is the only family in the monotypic family Embletoni ...
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Risbec, 1928
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Embletonia pulchra
''Embletonia'' is a genus of gastropods in the suborder Cladobranchia. It is the only family in the monotypic family Embletoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
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(Alder & Hancock, 1844)
Distribution and habitat
Species of the genus have a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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References
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: 180-213ICZN. (1966). Opinion 782. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851 (Gastropoda): Validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 106-107
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Embletoniidae
Gastropod genera