Family OKADAIIDAE Baba, 1930
Family Vayssiereidae. Vayssierea caledonica. (from Beesley, Ross & Wells 1998) [S. Weidland]
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Family OKADAIIDAE Baba, 1930
- Vaysseireidae Thiele, 1931.
Introduction
A family of probably the one very small species, described and named several times from widespread localities. The body is very small, slender, with smooth rhinophores. There are no gills. Always found in association with serpulid polychaetes, the calcareous tubes of which it bores to access the retracted worm, which it then proceeds to eat.
[Compiled from Burn (in press 2012)]
General References
Burn, R. 2006. A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Report 10: 1-42
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 11-Jan-2016 | 30-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |