Limapontioidea Explained

Limapontioidea are a superseded superfamily of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superorder Sacoglossa. ^[1]

It is now accepted as a synonym of the superfamily Plakobranchoidea Gray, 1840. ^[2]

Families

Families within the superfamily Limapontioidea include:

• Family Caliphyllidae Tiberi, 1881
• Family Costasiellidae K. B. Clarke, 1984
• Family Hermaeidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Family Limapontiidae 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

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1–2 .