Cymbuliidae
| Cymbuliidae | |
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| Gleba cordata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cymbulioidea |
| Family: | Cymbuliidae Gray, 1840[1] |
Cymbuliidae is a family of pelagic sea snails or "sea butterflies", marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cymbulioidea.[2]
Description
Instead of an external calcareous shell, they possess a pseudoconch, consisting of conchiolin, a cartilaginous tissue. The mantle and the gill have disappeared as well. They breathe through the skin. They prefer warm water.
Distribution
Cymbuliidae are found in all marine waters between -54 and 55°N.[3]
Subfamilies
The family Cymbuliidae consists of two following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
Genera
Genera within the family Cymbuliidae include:
subfamily Cymbuliinae
- Cymbulia Péron & Lesueur, 1810 - type genus of the family Cymbuliidae[2]
- Cymbulia parvidentata Pelseneer, 1888[5] - Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 35 mm.
- Cymbulia peronii Lamarck, 1819[6] - Distribution: Florida, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Oceanic. Length: 65 mm.
- Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903[7] - Distribution: Brazil, Argentina, Oceanic. Length: 24 mm.
- Corolla Dall, 1871[citation needed]
subfamily Glebinae
- Gleba Forsskål, 1776 - type genus of the subfamily Glebinae[2]
- Gleba chrysosticta Troschel, 1854:[8] synonym of Corolla chrysosticta (Troschel, 1854)
- Gleba cordata Forskål, 1776[9] - Distribution: Florida, Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 45 mm.
References
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- ^ Gray J. E. (1840). Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42: 144, 151.
- ^ a b c Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
- ^ "Measurements and facts about Cymbuliidae - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15.
- ^ van der Spoel (1976). Pseudotecosomata, Gymnosomata and Heteropoda (Gastropoda). page 40.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Cymbulia parvidentata Pelseneer, 1888. 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=139493 on 2010-12-18
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Cymbulia peronii Lamarck, 1819. 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=139494 on 2010-12-18
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903. 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=532721 on 2010-12-18
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Gleba chrysosticta (Troschel, 1854). 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=139495 on 2010-12-18
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Gleba cordata Forskål, 1776. 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=139496 on 2010-12-18