Calliopaea Explained

Calliopaea is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae. These are sacoglossan sea slugs.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Calliopaea include:

• Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
• Calliopaea oophaga Lemche in Gascoigne & Sartory, 1974
• Calliopaea rissoana Milne-Edwards, 1842
• Calliopaea souleyeti Vérany, 1846

References

• Jensen. K.R.. Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia).. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 2007. 55. 255–281.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Calliopaea d'Orbigny, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138522 on 2011-04-12