Akeridae is a small taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to the superfamily Akeroidea, the sea hares. The family, in its original spelling "Aceridae", has previously been attributed in error to Pilsbry, 1893.
| Akeridae | |
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| shells of Akera bullata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Aplysiida |
| Superfamily: | Akeroidea |
| Family: | Akeridae Mazzarelli, 1891 [1] |
| Genera and species | |
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Akeridae is the only family in the superfamily.
Genera
editThe only genus of the family is:
References
edit- ^ Mazzarelli, G. (1891). "Intorno all'apparato riproduttore di alcuni Tectibranchi (Pleurobranchaea, Oscanius, Acera)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 14: 237–243.
- ^ World Register of Marine Species, Akeridae Mazzarelli, 1891
External links
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Data related to Akeridae at Wikispecies
Media related to Akeridae at Wikimedia Commons
- Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642
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