Biology:Caloria

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Caloria
Phidiana indica.jpg
Caloria indica
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Caloria
Trinchese, 1888[1]
Type species
Caloria maculata Trinchese, S., 1888

Caloria is a genus of colorful sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Species

Species within the genus include:

Species which are currently transferred to other genera, or synonyms:

  • Caloria australis Risbec, 1937 (nomen dubium)
  • Caloria maculata Trinchese, 1888 accepted as Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845) (synonym)
  • Caloria militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864) accepted as Phidiana militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864)

References

  1. Trinchese S. (1888). Mem. Accad. Sci. Bologna (4)9: 87.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Caloria Trinchese, 1888. Accessed on 2018-02-17
  3. Gofas, S. (2010). Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-08
  4. Gofas, S. (2010). Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-08
  5. 5.0 5.1 Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN:0-930118-13-8

Wikidata ☰ Q3650997 entry