Godiva (gastropod)

Godiva
Godiva cf. quadricolor laying eggs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Myrrhinidae
Genus: Godiva
Macnae, 1954[1]
Type species
Godiva quadricolor
Barnard, 1927

Godiva is a genus of sea slugs, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Myrrhinidae.[2][3][4]

Species

Species within the genus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Godiva banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960): synonym of Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)
  • Godiva japonica (Baba, 1937): synonym of Sakuraeolis japonica (Baba, 1937)
  • Godiva modesta (Bergh, 1880): synonym of Sakuraeolis japonica (Baba, 1937)

References

  1. ^ MacNae, William. 1954. On some eolidacean nudibranchiate molluscs from South Africa.[permanent dead link‍] Annals of the Natal Museum 13(1):1-50, pls. 1-2.
  2. ^ "Godiva Macnae, 1954". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. ^ ICZN. (1966) Opinion 778. Godiva Macnae, 1954 (Gastropoda): Placed on the Official List of Generic Names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 98-99
  4. ^ Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.