Proctonotoidea
Superfamily of gastropods
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Proctonotoidea is a superfamily of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, and the only member of the suborder Janolacea.[1]
| Proctonotoidea | |
|---|---|
| From left to right in each row, top to bottom: Janolus flavoanulatus (Janolidae), Caldukia rubiginosa (Proctonotidae), Leminda millecra (Lemindidae), Madrella ferruginosa (Madrellidae), Dirona pellucida (Dironidae), Curnon granulosa (Curnonidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Janolacea Minichev & Starobogatov, 1979[1] |
| Superfamily: | Proctonotoidea J. E. Gray, 1853[2] |
| Families | |
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Families
The following families are recognised in the superfamily Proctonotoidea:[1][2]
- Family Curnonidae d’Udekem d’Acoz, 2017
- Family Lemindidae Griffiths, 1985
- Family Dironidae Eliot, 1910
- Family Madrellidae Preston, 1911
- Family Proctonotidae Gray, 1853
- Family Janolidae Pruvot-Fol, 1933
- Family ?Goniaeolididae Odhner, 1907