Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Scientific name Calmidae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Fionoidea Rank Family | |
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Calmidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs with only one genus and two species. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
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This family has no subfamilies.
Taxonomic history
The genera in this family were moved to the family Fionidae as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.
Biology
Species in this family have an unusual diet for Nudibranchs. They feed on fish eggs.
References
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