WoRMS taxon details
Plakobranchidae Gray, 1840
AphiaID: 411960
AphiaID: 411960
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchacea (Suborder) > Plakobranchoidea (Superfamily) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||
| Parent | Plakobranchoidea | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Actaeonidae Allman, 1845 Elysiidae Forbes & Hanley, 1851 Placobranchidae (see Note) | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397. [details] | ||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Elysia Risso, 1818 Genus Elysiobranchus Pruvot-Fol, 1930 Genus Pattyclaya Ev. Marcus, 1982 Genus Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824 Genus Thuridilla Bergh, 1872 Genus Actaeon Rang, 1829 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 Genus Elysiella Verrill, 1872 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 Genus Elysiella Bergh, 1871 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 Genus Placobranchus Hasselt, 1824 accepted as Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824 Genus Pterogasteron Pease, 1860 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 Genus Thridachia P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 Genus Tridachia Deshayes, 1857 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 Genus Tridachiella MacFarland, 1924 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Note |
Spelling: Original spelling Placobranchidae, based on Placobranchus, an incorrect subsequent spelling by Férussac (1824) in a translation of van Hasselt's work. Franc (1968: 848) and Jensen (1996: 92) attributed the name to Rang, 1829 (p. 134), who used the vernacular "les Placobranches". Jensen (1997: 180-181) argued for the restoration of the spelling Plakobranchidae, and she has been followed by Wägele & Willan (2000: 91). Bouchet & Rocroi (2005: 133), argued that the spellings Placobranchus and Placobranchidae were in prevailing usage and were conserved under Art. 33.3.1. This view has been challenged by R. Burn (com. pers. to B. & R.) and the spelling Plakobranchidae is now preferred. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:411960 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Plakobranchidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411960 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||
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