Antiopella

Antiopella
Antiopella cristata from the Mediterranean
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Janolidae
Genus:
Hoyle, 1902[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Antiopa Alder & Hancock, 1848 (invalid: junior homonym of Antiopa Meigen, 1800 [Diptera]; Antiopella is a replacement name)

Antiopella is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae.[2]

Description

Species of Antiopella were included in Janolus for a period of time.[3]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This genus of nudibranch is found in shallow and subtidal waters.

Feeding habits

Antiopella species feed on Bryozoa, moss animals.

Species

Species in the genus Antiopella include:[2]



References

  1. ^ Hoyle, W. E. (1902). Two points in nomenclature. II. The genus Antiopa. Journal of Conchology. 10: 214.
  2. ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antiopella Hoyle, 1902. Accessed on 2020-10-20.
  3. ^ Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019). Welcome back Janolidae and Antiopella: Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368., page(s): 356, figs 4d, 6a-c, 7
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