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Cymbuliidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cymbulioidea

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Gastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Cymbuliidae

Similar
  
Cymbulia peronii, Anabathridae, Carinariidae, Cingulopsidae

Cymbuliidae is a family of pelagic sea snails or "sea butterflies", marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cymbulioidea.

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Description

Instead of an external calcareous shell, they possess a pseudoconch, consisting of conchioline, a cartilaginous tissue. The mantle and the gill have disappeared as well. They breathe through the skin. They prefer warm water.

Distribution

Cymbuliidae are found in all marine waters between -54 and 55°N.

Subfamilies

The family Cymbuliidae consists of two following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

  • subfamily Cymbuliinae Gray, 1840
  • subfamily Glebinae van der Spoel, 1976

    • Genera

    Genera within the family Cymbuliidae include:

    subfamily Cymbuliinae

  • Cymbulia Péron & Lesueur, 1810 - type genus of the family Cymbuliidae
  • Cymbulia parvidentata Pelseneer, 1888 - Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 35 mm.
  • Cymbulia peronii Lamarck, 1819 - Distribution: Florida, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Oceanic. Length: 65 mm.
  • Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903 - Distribution: Brazil, Argentina, Oceanic. Length: 24 mm.
  • Corolla Dall, 1871

    • subfamily Glebinae

  • Gleba Forsskål, 1776 - type genus of the subfamily Glebinae
  • Gleba chrysosticta Troschel, 1854: synonym of Corolla chrysosticta (Troschel, 1854)
  • Gleba cordata Forskål, 1776 - Distribution: Florida, Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 45 mm.

    • References

    Cymbuliidae Wikipedia
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