Biology:Polyceroidea
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Short description: Superfamily of gastropods
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Infraorder: | Doridoidei |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea Alder & Hancock, 1845[1] |
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Phanerobranchiata Non Suctoria | |
Polyceroidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea.[2]
Families
Families within the superfamily Polyceroidea include:[3]
- Family Aegiridae - In Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) this taxon is incorrectly spelled Aegiretidae.
- Family Hexabranchidae
- Family Okadaiidae
- Family Polyceridae
References
- ↑ Alder J. & Hancock A. 1845. A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. The Ray Society, London. (Published in parts). Part 1. Polycerinae is on page 2.
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1-2).
- ↑ Polyceroidea Alder & Hancock, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q7226192 entry
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