Plakobranchoidea Explained

Plakobranchoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superorder Sacoglossa.^{[1] [2]}

Families

Families within the superfamily Plakobranchoidea include:

• Costasiellidae K. B. Clark, 1984
• Hermaeidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Limapontiidae Gray, 1847
• Plakobranchidae Gray, 1840

Synonyms:

• Actaeonidae : synonym of Plakobranchidae
• Alderiidae : synonym of Limapontiidae
• Boselliidae Ev. Marcus, 1982 : synonym of Plakobranchidae Gray, 1840
• Caliphyllidae Tiberi, 1881: synonym of Hermaeidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Elysiidae: synonym of Plakobranchidae
• Ercolaniinae : synonym of Limapontiidae
• Jenseneriidae Ortea & Moro, 2015: synonym of Caliphyllidae Tiberi, 1881 accepted as Hermaeidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Gascoignellidae :synonym of Platyhedylidae
• Lobiferidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
• Oleidae : synonym of Limapontiidae
• Phyllobranchidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
• Phyllobranchillidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
• Placobranchidae: synonym of Plakobranchidae
• Polybranchiidae : synonym of Caliphyllidae
• Pontolimacidae : synonym of Limapontiidae
• Stiligeridae : synonym of Limapontiidae

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Plakobranchoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411959 on 2012-03-08
2. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . amp . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1–2 .