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 conchioline, 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 :
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
- * Gleba cordata Forskål, 1776 - Distribution: Florida, Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 45 mm.
