''Chelidonura'' is a

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of small, sometimes colorful,

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s. These are headshield slugs or

cephalaspidea The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia.Jörger K. M., Stöger I., Kano Y., Fukuda H. ...

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gastropod

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s in the family

Aglajidae Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Aglajidae. Accessed through: ...

.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137638 on 16 June 2012 The two rather long "tails" at the end of the animal are characteristic of the genus.

Species

Species with the genus ''Chelidonura'' include: * ''

Chelidonura alisonae ''Chelidonura'' is a genus of small, sometimes colorful, sea slugs. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspideans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: ...

'' Gosliner, 2011 * '' Chelidonura amoena'' Bergh, 1905 * ''

Chelidonura castanea ''Chelidonura'' is a genus of small, sometimes colorful, sea slugs. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspideans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: ...

'' Yonow, 1994 * ''

Chelidonura cubana ''Chelidonura'' is a genus of small, sometimes colorful, sea slugs. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspideans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: ...

'' Ortea & Martínez, 1997 * ''

Chelidonura electra ''Chelidonura electra'' is a species of sea slug, a "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. The species name comes from the daughter of Agamemnon, Electra, and the Greek goddess of the same name, ...

'' Rudman, 1970 * ''

Chelidonura flavolobata ''Chelidonura'' is a genus of small, sometimes colorful, sea slugs. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspideans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: ...

'' Heller & Thompson 1983 * ''

Chelidonura fulvipunctata ''Biuve fulvipunctata'', the white-speckled headshield slug, is a species of sea slug or headshield slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aglajidae. This species is widespread in the Indian and Pacific Oceans but has inva ...

'' Baba, 1938 * '' Chelidonura hirundinina'' ( Quoy &

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, 1833) * '' Chelidonura inornata'' Baba, 1949 * ''

Chelidonura livida ''Chelidonura livida'' is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. Description ''Chelidonura livida'' can reach a length of about 10–50 mm. The body is black or dar ...

'' Yonow, 1994 * ''

Chelidonura mariagordae ''Chelidonura mariagordae'' is a species of sea slug or headshield slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aglajidae Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mol ...

'' Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2004 * ''

Chelidonura normani ''Chelidonura'' is a genus of small, sometimes colorful, sea slugs. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspideans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: ...

'' Ornelas-Gatdula, Dupont & Valdés, 2011 * ''

Chelidonura orchidaea ''Chelidonura'' is a genus of small, sometimes colorful, sea slugs. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspideans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: ...

'' Perrone, 1990 * ''

Chelidonura pallida ''Chelidonura pallida'' is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollu ...

'' Risbec, 1951 * '' Chelidonura punctata'' Eliot, 1903 * ''

Chelidonura sandrana ''Chelidonura sandrana'' is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Chelidonura sandrana Rudman, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' Rudman, 1973 * ''

Chelidonura varians ''Chelidonura varians'' is a species of small sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the order Cephalaspidea The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and ...

'' Eliot, 1903 ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Chelidonura aureopunctata'' Rudman, 1968: synonym of ''

Philinopsis taronga ''Philinopsis taronga'' is a species of small and colorful aglajid sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. It has an Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a n ...

'' (Allan, 1933) * ''Chelidonura babai'' Gosliner, 1988: synonym of ''

'' Rudman, 1973 * ''Chelidonura conformata'' Burn, 1966: synonym of ''Biuve fulvipunctata'' (Baba, 1938) * ''Chelidonura italica'' Sordi, 1980: synonym of ''Camachoaglaja africana'' (Pruvot-Fol, 1953) * ''Chelidonura larramendii'' Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2009: synonym of ''Camachoaglaja larramendii'' (Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2009) * ''Chelidonura mediterranea'' Swennen, 1961: synonym of ''Biuve fulvipunctata'' (Baba, 1938) * ''Chelidonura nyanyana'' Edmunds, 1968: synonym of ''

Navanax orbignyanus ''Navanax'' is a genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead ...

'' (Rochebrune, 1881) * ''Chelidonura petra'' Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of '' Spinoaglaja petra'' (Ev. Marcus, 1976) * ''Chelidonura philinopsis'' Eliot, 1903:The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura philinopsis
accessed : 7 February 2011 synonym of '' Chelidonura hirundinina'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Chelidonura sabadiega'' Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1997: synonym of '' Mannesia sabadiega'' (Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1997)

References

* 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

External links

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The Guardian ; Chelidonura mandroroa; 16 October 2011
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3138512 Aglajidae Gastropod genera Taxa named by Arthur Adams (zoologist)