Runcinidae is a family of medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Runcinoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [1]
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| Karukerina antola (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subterclass: | Tectipleura |
| Order: | Runcinida |
| Superfamily: | Runcinoidea |
| Family: | Runcinidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 |
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This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.
Genera
edit- Edmundsina Ortea, 2013
- Ildica Bergh, 1889
- Karukerina Ortea, 2013
- Lapinura Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
- Metaruncina Baba, 1967
- Pseudoilbia M. C. Miller & Rudman, 1968
- Rfemsia Chernyshev, 1999
- Runcina Forbes [in Forbes & Hanley], 1851
- Runcinella Odhner, 1924
- Runcinida Burn, 1963
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Pelta Quatrefages, 1844: synonym of Runcina Forbes [in Forbes & Hanley], 1851 (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 811)
- Runnica M. C. Miller & Rudman, 1968: synonym of Runcina Forbes [in Forbes & Hanley], 1851
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Runcinidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1751 on 2021-04-12
