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
| 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) |
Genus Vayssierea Risbec, 1928
- Vayssierea Risbec, J. 1928. Contribution à l'étude des nudibranches Néo-Calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises 2(1): 1–328 [289].
Type species:
Vayssierea caledonica Risbec, 1928 by original designation. - Okadaia Baba, K. 1930. Studies on Japanese nudibranchs 3. Venus 2(3): 117–125 [47].
- Pellibranchus Ralph, 1944.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |
- Vayssierea caledonica Risbec, J. 1928. Contribution à l'étude des nudibranches Néo-Calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises 2(1): 1–328 [290–292].
Type data:
Status unknown, Orphelinat Bay, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Generic Combinations
- Okadaia caledonica (Risbec, 1928).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
0–3 m.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
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
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [211, fig. 91]
Rudman, W.B. 1998. Opisthobranchia: History of Discovery and Order Nudibranchia. In, Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. & Wells, A. (eds). Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 5(Part A) pp. xvi, 1-563. [997, fig. 16.80]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |