Polyceroidea

Polyceroidea

Triopha catalinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea
Superfamily:	Polyceroidea Alder & Hancock, 1845^[1]
Families
See text.
Synonyms
Phanerobranchiata Non Suctoria

Polyceroidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea.^[2]

Families

Families within the superfamily Polyceroidea include:

Family Polyceridae
Family Aegiridae - In Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) is incorrect subsequent spelling Aegiretidae.
Family Gymnodorididae
Family Hexabranchidae
Family Okadaiidae

References

^ Alder J. & Hancock A. 1845. A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. The Ray Society, London. (Published in parts). Part 1. Polycerinae is on the page 2.
^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1-2).