Antiopella

Antiopella is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae.[2]

Antiopella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Janolidae
Genus: Antiopella
Hoyle, 1902[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Antiopa Alder & Hancock, 1848 (invalid: junior homonym of Antiopa Meigen, 1800 [Diptera]; Antiopella is a replacement name)

Description

Species of Antiopella were included in Janolus for a period of time.[3]

Ecology

Habitat

This genus of nudibranch is found in shallow and subtidal waters.

Feeding habits

Antiopella species feed on Bryozoa, moss animals.

Species

Species in the genus Antiopella include:[2]

  • Antiopella barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
  • Antiopella capensis (Bergh, 1907)
  • Antiopella cristata (Delle Chiaje, 1841)
  • Antiopella fusca (O'Donoghue, 1924)
  • Antiopella longidentata (Gosliner, 1981)
  • Antiopella novozealandica Eliot, 1907
  • Antiopella praeclara Bouchet, 1975

References
  1. Hoyle, W. E. (1902). Two points in nomenclature. II. The genus Antiopa. Journal of Conchology. 10: 214.
  2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antiopella Hoyle, 1902. Accessed on 2020-10-20.
  3. Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019). Welcome back Janolidae and Antiopella: Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368., page(s): 356, figs 4d, 6a-c, 7
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