Page snapshot: Part one of the heterobranch gastropods (Subclass Heterobranchia) and images of some of the Cornell Blaschka models of heterobranch gastropods (Subclass Heterobranchia), including the sea hares (Order Aplysiida), sea angels and sea butterflies (Order Pteropoda), land snails (Order Stylommatophora), sacoglossans (also known as the sap-sucking sea slugs, Superorder Sacoglossa), and sidegill slugs (Family Pluerobranchidae).
Topics covered on this page: Introduction to heterobranch gastropods (Subclass Heterobranchia); Sea hares (Order Aplysiida); Sea angels and sea butterflies (Order Pteropoda); Land snails (Order Stylommatophora); Sacoglossans, a.k.a. sap-sucking sea slugs (Superorder Sacoglossa); Sidegill slugs (Family Pleurobranchidae); Resources.
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Updates: Page last updated August 11, 2024.
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Introduction to heterobranch gastropods (Subclass Heterobranchia)
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Sea hares (Order Aplysiida)
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Aplysia inca
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Dwarf sea hare (Aplysia parvula)
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Common sea hare (Dolabrifera dolabrifera)
Formerly Dolabrifera tahitensis.
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Sea angels and sea butterflies (Order Pteropoda)
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Sea angel (Clione limacine)
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Glass slipper (Cymbulia peronii)
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Gleba cordata
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Pneumoderma violaceum
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Land snails (Order Stylommatophora)
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Two-lipped door snail (Alinda biplicata)
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Mountain bulin (Ena montana)
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Amber snail (Succinea putris)
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Sacoglossans, a.k.a. the sap-sucking sea slugs (Superorder Sacoglossa)
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Modest alerdia (Alderia modesta)
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Calliopaea bellula
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Cyerce nigra
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Ercolania viridis
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Black limapontia (Limapontia capitata)
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Bubble snail (Oxynoe viridis)
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Plakobranchus ocellatus
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Polybranchia orientalis
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Polybranchia parsina
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Stiliger ornatus
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Sidegill slugs (Family Pleurobranchidae)
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Berthellina delicata
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Giant pleurobranch (Pleurobranchus grandis)
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Peron’s pleurobranch (Pleurobranchus peronii)
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