Parhedylidae


Parhedylidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parhedyloidea.

2005 taxonomy

Microhedylidae has been listed as a synonym of Parhedylidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi. Ganitidae Rankin, 1979 has been listed as a sole family within Hedylopsoidea. The type genus of Livorniellidae was Livorniella Rankin, 1979.

2010 taxonomy

Sensu Schrödl & Neusser is Microhedylidae within the clade Microhedylacea. Parhedylidae is a synonym of Microhedylidae. Microhedylidae s.l. may informally include Ganitidae, but inclusion of Ganitidae within Microhedylidae requires further research and higher statistical support.

Genera

Genera within the Parhedylidae include:Ganitus Marcus, 1953 - with the only species Ganitus evelinae Marcus, 1953 - it belongs to Microhedylidae s.l. / GanitidaeMicrohedyle Hertling, 1930
;Genera brought into synonymy:Gastrohedyle Rankin, 1979: synonym of Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972Livorniella Rankin, 1979: synonym of Microhedyle Hertling, 1930Mancohedyle Rankin, 1979: synonym of Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972 Maraunibina Rankin, 1979: synonym of Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972Parahedyle : synonym of Parhedyle Thiele, 1931 Sabulincola Rankin, 1979: synonym of Parhedyle Thiele, 1931Stellaspina Rankin, 1979: synonym of Microhedyle Hertling, 1930Unela Er. Marcus, 1953: synonym of Microhedyle Hertling, 1930

Cladogram

A cladogram based on sequences of mitochondrial 28S ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA and cytochrome-c oxidase I genes showing phylogenic relations within the family Microhedylidae: