| Cliopsidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Gymnosomata |
| Superfamily: | Clionoidea |
| Family: | Cliopsidae (Costa, 1873) |
| Genera | |
Cliopsidae, common name sea angels, are a taxonomic family of small free-swimming sea slugs, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the order Opisthobranchia.
As is the case in all gymnosome pteropods, these sea angels lack a shell except during an early embryonic stage.
The small lateral winglike flaps (parapoda) are used in a slow swimming mode. The foot is reduced to three small median lobes.
A more comprehensive discussion can be found under the entry sea angel.
Genera and species within the family Cliopsidae include:
Genus Cliopsis Troschel, 1854
Genus Pruvotella