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Family of gastropods

Runcinidae
Karukerina antola (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subterclass: Tectipleura
Order: Runcinida
Superfamily: Runcinoidea
Family: Runcinidae
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Synonyms
  • Ildicidae Burn, 1963
  • Peltidae Vayssière, 1885

Runcinidae is a family of medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Runcinoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.

Genera

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Pelta Quatrefages, 1844: synonym of Runcina Forbes , 1851 (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 811)
  • Runnica M. C. Miller & Rudman, 1968: synonym of Runcina Forbes , 1851

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Runcinidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1751 on 2021-04-12

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Taxon identifiers
Runcinidae
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