Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Ringipleura > Superorder Nudipleura > Order Nudibranchia > Suborder Cladobranchia > Superfamily Proctonotoidea

Janolidae Pruvot-Fol, 1933

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

Antiopella Hoyle, 1902 taxonomically included in
Janolus Bergh, 1884 taxonomically included in

Children

Antiopella Hoyle, 1902
Janolus Bergh, 1884

Literature

original description

Pruvot-Fol, A. (1933). Mission Robert Ph. Dollfus en Egypte. Opisthobranchiata. Memoires presentés à l'Institut d'Egypte. 21: 89-159, pls 1-4.

basis of record

Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019). Welcome back Janolidae and Antiopella: Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Janolidae Pruvot-Fol, 1933. 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:153450

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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GUID

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Last modified

2019-04-15 by Philippe Bouchet

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