Polyceroidea
Superfamily of gastropods
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Polyceroidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea.[2]
| Polyceroidea | |
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| A live individual of Triopha catalinae in situ, head end towards the lower left | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Infraorder: | Doridoidei |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea Alder & Hancock, 1845[1] |
| Families | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phanerobranchiata Non Suctoria | |
Families
Families within the superfamily Polyceroidea include:[3]
- Family Aegiridae - In Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) this taxon is incorrectly spelled Aegiretidae.
- Family Hexabranchidae
- Family Okadaiidae
- Family Polyceridae