''Calmella'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s, aeolid
nudibranchs,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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mollusk
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s in the family
Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera and species
Genera within the family Flabellinidae include:Bouchet, P. (2011)Flabell ...
.
[Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213][Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013)]
''Calmella'' Eliot, 1910.
In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-010-13.
Species
There are three species within the genus ''Calmella'':
* ''
Calmella bandeli'' Ev. Marcus, 1976
* ''
Calmella cavolini'' (Vérany, 1846)
* ''
Calmella gaditana
''Calmella gaditana'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.Picton, B. (2017)''Calmella gaditana'' (Cervera, García-Gomez & García, 1987).In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2018 ...
'' (Cervera, García-Gomez & García, 1987)
Species transferred to other genera:
* ''Calmella sphaerifera'' Schmekel, 1965 transferred to genus ''
Piseinotecus
''Piseinotecus'' is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Piseinotecidae.Cervera J.L., García J.C & García F.J. (1987). Una nueva especie de ''Piseinotecus'' Marcus, 1955 del litoral ibérico. Bollet ...
'' as ''
Piseinotecus sphaeriferus
''Piseinotecus'' is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Piseinotecidae.Cervera J.L., García J.C & García F.J. (1987). Una nueva especie de ''Piseinotecus'' Marcus, 1955 del litoral ibérico. Bollet ...
'' (Schmekel, 1965)
References
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Flabellinidae
Gastropod genera