Chelidonura

Chelidonura
Chelidonura varians
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea

Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Aglajidae
Genus: Chelidonura
A. Adams, 1850
Type species
Bulla hirundinina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Species

See text.

Chelidonura is a genus of small, sometimes colorful, sea slugs. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspideans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.[1]

The two rather long "tails" at the end of the animal are characteristic of the genus.

Species

Species with the genus Chelidonura include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy 

References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137638 on 16 June 2012
  2. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  3. The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura livida; accessed : 7 February 2011
  4. The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura orchidaea; accessed : 7 February 2011
  5. The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura pallida; accessed : 7 February 2011
  6. The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura sandrana; accessed : 7 February 2011
  7. The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura varians; accessed : 7 February 2011
  8. The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura philinopsis; accessed : 7 February 2011

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