Calmidae
| Calmidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: |
Calmidae Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923 |
| Genera and species | |
|
Calma Alder & Hancock, 1855 |
|
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Calma Alder & Hancock, 1855
Calmidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs with only one genus and two species. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
This family has no subfamilies.
The genera in this family were moved to the family Fionidae as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.
Species in this family have an unusual diet for Nudibranchs. They feed on fish eggs.
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