''Embletonia'' is a genus of

gastropods Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and from the land. Ther ...

in the suborder

Cladobranchia The Cladobranchia are a taxonomic clade of nudibranchs, sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Dexiarchia. Taxonomy clade Metarminida * Superfamily Metarminoidea This name is not available as a Superfamily name as it is not based on ...

. It is the only family in the

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

family Embletoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138544 on 2022-12-03

Taxonomy

The genus ''Embletonia'' and its parent family Embletoniidae were named after

Dennis Embleton Dennis Embleton (1 Oct 1810 – 12 November 1900) was a Newcastle medical doctor and surgeon of the middle and late 19th century. Early life Dennis Embleton was born in Newcastle on 1 October 1810. His father, Thomas Embleton was born in East ...

, a British naturalist (1810-1900). Two genera are recognised: * ''

Embletonia gracilis ''Embletonia gracilis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch shell-less mollusk in the family Embletoniidae ''Embletonia'' is a genus of gastropods in the suborder Cladobranchia. It is the only family in the monotypic family Embletoni ...

'' Risbec, 1928 * ''

Embletonia pulchra ''Embletonia'' is a genus of gastropods in the suborder Cladobranchia. It is the only family in the monotypic family Embletoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Distribution and habitat

Species of the genus have a

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

References

External links

Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1844). Descriptions of Pterochilus, a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, and two new species of Doris. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14: 329-331.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

ICZN. (1966). Opinion 782. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851 (Gastropoda): Validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 106-107
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