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Fionoidea

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Fionoidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Gray, 1857
Families
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Synonyms
  • Flabellinoidea Bergh, 1889

Fionoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks within the suborder Cladobranchia.[1] The families within Fionoidea were shown to be monophyletic on DNA evidence and a re-interpretation of family characteristics was provided.[2]

Families

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Families within the superfamily Fionoidea are as follows:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe (2017). "Fionoidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. ^ Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017). Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea. Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.