Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Ringipleura > Superorder Nudipleura > Order Pleurobranchida > Superfamily Pleurobranchoidea

Pleurobranchidae Gray, 1827

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

Berthellinae Burn, 1962 synonym
Pleurobranchinae Gray, 1827 synonym

Children

Berthella Blainville, 1824
Berthellina Gardiner, 1936
Pleurehdera Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: カメノコフシエラガイ科

Literature

original description

Gray, J. E. (1825-1827). [Names on plate legends]: pl. [2] [1 June 1825]; pl. 4[6] [August 1827]; pls [3], [5] [1 December 1827]. In: Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. London.

additional source

Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July].

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurobranchidae Gray, 1827. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1755

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2010-10-16 by Philippe Bouchet

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