Tritoniopsis (gastropod)

Genus of gastropods

Tritoniopsis
Tritoniopsis elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Tritoniopsis
Eliot, 1905[1]
Species

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Tritoniopsis is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dendronotid nudibranchs. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]

Species

Species in the genus Tritoniopsis include:[2]

  • Tritoniopsis brucei Eliot, 1905 - type species of the Genus
  • Tritoniopsis cincta (Pruvot-Fol, 1937)
  • Tritoniopsis elegans (Audouin in Savigny, 1826)
  • Tritoniopsis frydis Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
Species brought into synonymy
  • Tritoniopsis alba (Baba, 1949): synonym of Tritoniopsis elegans (Audouin, 1826)
  • Tritoniopsis gravieri Vayssière, 1912: synonym of Tritoniopsis elegans (Audouin, 1826)

References

  1. ^ Eliot, C. N. E. (1905). The Nudibranchiata of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 41(3) No. 22, pp. 519-532.
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Tritoniopsis Eliot, 1905. Accessed on 2021-01-11.
Taxon identifiers
Tritoniopsis