Cuthonellidae Explained

Cuthonellidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.^[1]

Taxonomic history

This family was reinstated as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.^[2]

Genera

Genera within the family Cuthonellidae include:

• Cuthonella Bergh, 1884

Notes and References

1. Picton, B. (2017). Cuthonellidae Miller, 1971. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-01.
2. Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017). Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea. Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.