Scientific name Tethydidae Higher classification Nudibranch | Superfamily Tritonioidea Rank Family | |
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Similar Nudibranch, Melibe, Molluscs, Melibe viridis, Gastropods |
Tethydidae is a family of dendronotid nudibranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.
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The original spelling (subfamily) is Tethydia. It was placed on the Official List by Opinion 1182 of ICZN (1981: 174), which also ruled that the name should be corrected to Tethydidae (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Taxonomy
This family is within the clade Cladobranchia and has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Genera
There are two genera within the family Tethydidae:
Description
Species in this family do not possess a radula.
References
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