Proctonotoidea

Proctonotoidea
From left to right in each row, top to bottom: Janolus flavoanulatus (Janolidae), Caldukia rubiginosa (Proctonotidae), Leminda millecra (Lemindidae), Madrella ferruginosa (Madrellidae), Dirona pellucida (Dironidae), Curnon granulosa (Curnonidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Janolacea
Minichev & Starobogatov, 1979
Superfamily: Proctonotoidea
J. E. Gray, 1853
Families

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Proctonotoidea is a superfamily of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, and the only member of the suborder Janolacea.

Families

The following families are recognised in the superfamily Proctonotoidea:

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 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.). "Proctonotoidea J. E. Gray, 1853". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-24.

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