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Hancockiidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Tritonioidea

Higher classification
  
Nudibranch

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Scientific name
  
Hancockiidae

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Dotidae, Nudibranch, Gastropods, Molluscs

Hancockiidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.

Contents

This family is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Taxonomy

The family Hancockiidae has no subfamilies and only one genus. It is closely allied to the family Dotidae.

Genera

The family Hancockiidae has only one valid genus:

  • Hancockia, the type genus
  • Govia Trinchese, 1885 is considered to be a synonym and its type species Govia rubra Trinchese, 1885 is considered to be a synonym of Hancockia uncinata, type species of the genus Hancockia.

    • References

    Hancockiidae Wikipedia
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