Curnonidae

Curnonidae
Specimens of Curnon granulosa (left), and Pseudotritonia quadrangularis (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Janolacea
Superfamily: Proctonotoidea
Family: Curnonidae
d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017
Genera

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Synonyms

Charcotiidae Odhner, 1926 (type genus is a junior homonym)

Curnonidae is a family of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, in the superfamily Proctonotoidea.

Description

The Curnonidae are a small family of nudibranchs with representatives in the Southern Ocean including South Africa.

Etymology

The genus name was originally a tribute to Dr. Jean Charcot, who led the expedition which discovered this species.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Curnonidae:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Curnonidae d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  2. ↑ Korshunova, Tatiana; Fletcher, Karin; Martynov, Alexander (2025-08-01). "The endless forms are the most differentiated—how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204 (4). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057. ISSN 0024-4082.
  3. ↑ Wägele, Heike (April 1991). "Studies on the morphology and anatomy of the Antarctic nudibranch genera Pseudotritonia Thiele, 1912 and Telarma Odhner, 1934 with a discussion of the family Charcotiidae Odhner, 1926 (Nudibranchia: Opisthobranchia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 101 (4): 359–389. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1991.tb00657.x.