• Source: Cymbuliidae

Cymbuliidae is a family of pelagic sea snails or "sea butterflies", marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cymbulioidea.




Description


Instead of an external calcareous shell, they possess a pseudoconch, consisting of conchiolin, a cartilaginous tissue. The mantle and the gill have disappeared as well. They breathe through the skin. They prefer warm water.




Distribution


Cymbuliidae are found in all marine waters between -54 and 55°N.




Subfamilies


The family Cymbuliidae consists of two following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

subfamily Cymbuliinae Gray, 1840
subfamily Glebinae van der Spoel, 1976




Genera


Genera within the family Cymbuliidae include:
subfamily Cymbuliinae

Cymbulia Péron & Lesueur, 1810 - type genus of the family Cymbuliidae
Cymbulia parvidentata Pelseneer, 1888 - Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 35 mm.
Cymbulia peronii Lamarck, 1819 - Distribution: Florida, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Oceanic. Length: 65 mm.
Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903 - Distribution: Brazil, Argentina, Oceanic. Length: 24 mm.
Corolla Dall, 1871
subfamily Glebinae

Gleba Forsskål, 1776 - type genus of the subfamily Glebinae
Gleba chrysosticta Troschel, 1854: synonym of Corolla chrysosticta (Troschel, 1854)
Gleba cordata Forskål, 1776 - Distribution: Florida, Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 45 mm.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Cymbuliidae
• Sea butterfly
• Cymbulioidea
• Corolla spectabilis
• Gleba cordata
• Corolla ovata
• Corolla (gastropod)
• Cymbulia sibogae
• Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
• List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa