Type genus:
Runcina Forbes, 1851.
Introduction
A family of common, but because of their small size, rarely seen opisthobranchs related to bubble shells. The body is usually elongate oval, with no transverse division into head shield and visceral mass as in philinids, aglajids and gastropterids. The foot is as long or longer than the body. Gills are present between the foot and the mantle, either at the rear right of the body or in the posterior mid-line. There is usually no shell, but some have a minute internal shelly plate posteriorly, and at least two species have a minute external coiled shell projecting from a notch in the posterior mantle edge. Runcinids have a radula and four transversely ribbed gastral plates. Compiled from Burn (in press).
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 | 24-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |
- Runcina Forbes, E. in Forbes, E. & Hanley, S. 1851. A History of British Mollusca, and their Shells. Vol. 3 562–612 pp. [611].
Type species:
Runcina hancocki Forbes in Forbes & Hanley, 1851 (=Pelta coronata Quatrefages, 1844) by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
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) |
Species Runcina australis Burn, 1963
- Runcina australis Burn, R. 1963. Australian Runcinacea (Mollusca: Gastropoda). The Australian Zoologist 13: 9–22 [11–14, figs 1–11].
Type data:
Status unknown, Point Danger, Torquay, VIC.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
0–5 m.
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
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 |
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
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 |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |