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Nudibranchia
| Description | Nudibranchs are a group of soft-bodied, marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, such as "clown," "marigold," "splendid," "dancer," "dragon," or "sea rabbit." Currently, about 3,000 valid species of nudibranchs are known. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudibranchia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nudibranchia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | sea slug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Nudibranchia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (14%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Meeresnacktschnecken, Nacktkiemer, Nudibranchier Sea Slugs, Naaktkieuwige Zeenaaktslakken, Nakensnäckor, Nudibranch, Nudibranchs, Sea Slugs, 裸鰓, Nudibranches, Sea Slug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudibranchia |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aeolidina suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Arminina suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dendronotina suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Doridina suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Abronicidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Actinocyclidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aegiridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aeolididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aeolidiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Akiodorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apataidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arminidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asteronotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Babakinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bathydorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bornellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cadlinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calycidorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Chromodorididaefamily | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Conualeviidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corambidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coryphellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cumanotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Curnonidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cuthonellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cuthonidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrodorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendronotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dironidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Discodorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Doridomorphidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Doridoxidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dotoidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Embletoniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eubranchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Facelinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fionidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Flabellinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Flabellinopsidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glaucidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Goniaeolididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Goniodorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gymnodorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hancockiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heroidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hexabranchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janolidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lemindidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lomanotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Madrellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mandeliidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Murmaniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrrhinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notaeolidiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Okadaiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onchidorididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracoryphellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyllidiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phylliroidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pinufiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Piseinotecidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurolidiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polyceridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Proctonotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudovermidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Rhodopidaefamily | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Samlidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scyllaeidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tergipedidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tethydidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trinchesiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triophidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tritoniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Unidentiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trivettea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bajeolis bertschi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baptidoris mimetica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1814 | Nudibranchia Blainville |
| 1998 | Nudibranchia Beesley p. 942 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
