Notobranchaeidae

Notobranchaeidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Gymnosomata
Superfamily: Clionoidea
Family: Notobranchaeidae
(Pelseneer, 1886)
Genera and species

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The Notobranchaeidae are a taxonomic family of floating sea slugs or "sea angels", pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.

The small pelagic snails of this family have no shell (except in the early embryonic stage). They are carnivores, equipped with swimming parapodia (fleshy wing-like flaps), strong jaws, and grasping tentacles, often with suckers resembling those of cephalopods.

Genera and species

Genera and species in the family Notobranchaeidae include: Genus: Notobranchaea Pelseneer, 1886

References

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