Vayssierea

Genus of gastropods

Vayssierea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Okadaiidae
Genus:
Vayssierea

(Risbec, 1928)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Okadaia Baba, 1930
  • Pellibranchus Ralph, 1944

Vayssierea is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Okadaiidae.[2][3] The exact relationship of this genus of nudibranchs is still unclear.[4]

Species

Species in the genus Vayssierea include:

  • Vayssierea caledonica Risbec, 1928
  • Vayssierea cinnabarea Ralph, 1944
  • Vayssierea elegans (Baba, 1930)
  • Vayssierea felis (Collingwood, 1881)[5]

References

  1. ^ OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Vayssierea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533869 on 2012-06-03
  3. ^ McDonald, Gary R. (29 July 2006). "Nudibranch Systematic Index".
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B. (2010-06-09). "The Sea Slug Forum - Vayssierea felis". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ Rudman, W.B. (2000-04-12). Vayssierea felis (Collingwood, 1881). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/vaysfeli
Taxon identifiers
Vayssierea


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