Fionoidea Explained
Fionoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks within the infraorder Cladobranchia. The families within Fionoidea were shown to be monophyletic on DNA evidence and a re-interpretation of family characteristics was provided.[1]
Families
Families within the superfamily Fionoidea are as follows:
- Family Abronicidae Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017
- Family Apataidae Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017
- Family Calmidae Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923
- Family Cumanotidae Odhner, 1907
- Family Cuthonellidae Miller, 1971
- Family Cuthonidae Odhner, 1934
- Family Embletoniidae Pruvot-Fol, 1954
- Family Eubranchidae Odhner, 1934
- Family Fionidae Gray, 1857
- Family Flabellinidae Bergh, 1889
- Family Murmaniidae Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017
- Family Paracoryphellidae M. C. Miller, 1971
- Family Pinufiidae Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1960
- Family Samlidae Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017
- Family Tergipedidae Bergh, 1889
- Family Trinchesiidae F. Nordsieck, 1972
- Family Unidentiidae Millen & Hermosillo, 2012
Notes and References
- 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.
