Caloria
Genus of gastropods
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Caloria is a genus of colorful sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.[2]
| Caloria | |
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| Caloria indica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Caloria Trinchese, 1888[1] |
| Type species | |
| Caloria maculata Trinchese, S., 1888 | |
Species
Species within the genus include:
- Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845)[3]
- Caloria guenanti (Risbec, 1928)
- Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896)[4]
- Caloria quatrefagesi (Vayssière, 1888)
- Caloria rosea (Bergh, 1888)
- Caloria sp. 1 black-dot nudibranch[5]
- Caloria sp. 2 yellow-tipped nudibranch[5]
Species which are currently transferred to other genera, or synonyms:
- Caloria australis Risbec, 1937 (nomen dubium)
- Caloria maculata Trinchese, 1888 accepted as Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845) (synonym)
- Caloria militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864) accepted as Phidiana militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864)