Charcotiidae
| Charcotiidae | |
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| Leminda millecra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Metarminoidea |
| Family: |
Charcotiidae Odhner, 1926 |
| Genera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lemindidae Griffiths, 1985 |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
Charcotia
Leminda
Pseudotritonia
Lemindidae Griffiths, 1985
Charcotiidae is a small family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Euthyneura. There are no subfamilies in Charcotiidae.
The Charcotiidae are a small family of nudibranchs with representatives in the Southern Ocean including South Africa.
The genus name is a tribute to Dr. Jean Charcot, who led the expedition which discovered this species.
Genera and species within the family Charcotiidae include:
Names brought into synonymy:
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