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Notobranchaeidae
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  Name Notobranchaeidae
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Mollusca
  Classis Gastropoda
  Subclassis Orthogastropoda
  Superordo Heterobranchia
  Ordo Opisthobranchia
  Subordo Gymnosomata
  Familia '''Notobranchaeidae'''
  Subdivision Ranks Genus


The small pelagic snails of the family Notobranchaeidae (Pelseneer, 1886) lack a shell (except in early embryonic stage).They are carnivores, equipped with swimming parapoda (fleshy winglike flaps), strong jaws and grasping tentacles, often with suckers resembling those of Cephalopods .

A more comprehensive discussion can be found under the entry Sea Angel .

Genus: Notobranchaea Pelseneer, 1886
  • ''Notobranchaea bleekerae'' van der Spoel & Pafort-van Iersel, 1985

  • ---Distribution : Oceanic

  • Notobranchaea grandis Pruvot-Fol , 1942

  • ---Distribution : Oceanic

  • ---Length : 15 mm

  • ''Notobranchaea inopinata'' Pelseneer, 1887

  • ---Distribution : Oceanic

  • ---Length : 5 mm

  • ''Notobranchaea macdonaldi'' Pelseneer, 1886

  • ---Distribution : Bermuda, Oceanic

  • ---Length : 5 mm

  • ''Notobranchaea tetrabranchiata'' Bonnevie, 1913

  • ---Distribution : Oceanic

  • ---Length : 16 mm



REFERENCE

  • Spoel, S. van der, & T. Pafort-van Iersel, 1985. Note on the taxonomy of the family Notobranchaeidae and description of Notobranchaea bleekerae n.sp., a species new to science (Gastropoda, Pteropoda). -- Basteria, 49: 29-36, 1 tab., 3 figs