Curnonidae is a small

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sea slug Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary ...

nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to mat ...

s, shell-less

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gastropod molluscs, in the clade

Euthyneura Euthyneura is a taxonomic infraclass of snails and slugs, which includes species exclusively from marine, aquatic and terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the clade Heterobranchia. Euthyneura are characterised by several autapomorphies, but are ...

Description

The Curnonidae are a small family of

s with representatives in the

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including

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.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Curnonidae d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052376 on 2019-09-05Wägele, H. (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: 359-389.

Etymology

The genus name was originally a tribute to Dr.

Jean Charcot Jean-Martin Charcot (; 29 November 1825 – 16 August 1893) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He worked on hypnosis and hysteria, in particular with his hysteria patient Louise Augustine Gleizes. Charcot is known as ...

, who led the expedition which discovered this species.

Genera

Genera and species within the family Curnonidae include: * '' Curnon'' d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017 ** ''

Curnon granulosa ''Curnon granulosa'' is a species of sea slug, a metarminid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Curnonidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Curnon granulosa (Vayssière, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...

'' (Vayssière, 1906) * ''

Pseudotritonia Pseudotritonia is a small genus of sea slugs. Species in it include: * Pseudotritonia antarctica (Odhner, 1934) * Pseudotritonia gracilidens (Odhner, 1944) * Pseudotritonia quadrangularis ''Pseudotritonia quadrangularis'' is a species of s ...

'' Thiele, 1912 ** ''

Pseudotritonia antarctica Pseudotritonia is a small genus of sea slugs. Species in it include: * Pseudotritonia antarctica (Odhner, 1934) * Pseudotritonia gracilidens (Odhner, 1944) * Pseudotritonia quadrangularis ''Pseudotritonia quadrangularis'' is a species of se ...

'' (Odhner, 1934) ** ''

Pseudotritonia gracilidens ''Pseudotritonia gracilidens'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as mo ...

'' Odhner, 1944 ** ''

Pseudotritonia quadrangularis ''Pseudotritonia quadrangularis'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known ...

'' Thiele, 1912 Names brought into synonymy: * ''Charcotia'' Vayssière, 1906 : synonym of ''Curnon'' d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Charcotia Chevreux, 1906 (January) mphipoda Curnon is a replacement name) * ''Telarma'' Odhner, 1934 synonym of ''

'' Thiele, 1912

References

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