Embletonia
Genus of gastropods
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Embletonia is a genus of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Embletoniidae, itself the only member of the superfamily Embletonioidea.[1][2]
| Embletonia | |
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| Embletonia gracilis | |
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| Embletonia pulchra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Superfamily: | Embletonioidea Pruvot-Fol, 1954 |
| Family: | Embletoniidae Pruvot-Fol, 1954 |
| Genus: | Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Pterochilus pulcher Alder & Hancock, 1844 | |
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Genus
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Taxonomy
The genus Embletonia and its parent family and superfamily were named after the British naturalist Dennis Embleton (1810-1900). Two genera are recognised:[1]
- Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928
- Embletonia pulchra (Alder & Hancock, 1844)
Distribution and habitat
Species of the genus have a cosmopolitan distribution.[3]