Tritoniidae
Encyclopedia
Tritoniidae are a taxonomic family
of dendronotid nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod molluscs.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of dendronotid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs.
Genera
Genera in the family Tritoniidae include:- MarioniaMarioniaMarionia is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dendronotid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tritoniidae.- Species :Species within the genus Marionia include:* Marionia bathycarolinensis Smith & Gosliner, 2005...
Vayssiere, 1877 - Trochuina OdhnerNils Hjalmar OdhnerNils Hjalmar Odhner was a Swedish zoologist who studied mollusks, a malacologist. During his lifetime he was professor of invertebrate zoology at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm...
, 1963 - TritoniaTritonia (gastropod)Tritonia is a genus of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tritoniidae.Tritonia is the type genus of the family Tritoniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Tritonia include:...
CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1798 - Tritonidoxa Bergh, 1907
- TritoniopsisTritoniopsis (gastropod)Tritoniopsis is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dendronotid nudibranchs. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.- Species :* Tritoniopsis cincta * Tritoniopsis elegans...
Eliot, 1905