Aegiridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Polyceroidea.[1]

Aegiridae
Aegires punctilucens, type species of the genus Aegires.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Aegiridae
P. Fischer, 1883
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Aegiretidae P. Fischer, 1883 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Notodorididae Thiele, 1931

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

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Genera in the family Aegiridae include:

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Aegirus Agassiz, 1846: synonym of Aegires Lovén, 1844
  • Anaegires Odhner, 1934: synonym of Aegires Lovén, 1844
  • Serigea F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Aegires Lovén, 1844
  • Triopella G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Aegires Lovén, 1844

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Aegiridae Odhner, 1941. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-14
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.