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 conchiolin, 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 (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005): subfamily Cymbuliinae Gray, 1840 subfamily Glebinae van der Spoel, 1976van der Spoel (1976). Pseudotecosomata, Gymnosomata and Heteropoda (Gastropoda). page 40.
Genera Genera within the family Cymbuliidae include:
subfamily Cymbuliinae Cymbulia Péron & Lesueur, 1810 - type genus of the family Cymbuliidae Cymbulia parvidentata Pelseneer, 1888Gofas, S. (2010). Cymbulia parvidentata Pelseneer, 1888. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139493 on 2010-12-18 - Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 35 mm. Cymbulia peronii Lamarck, 1819Gofas, S. (2010). Cymbulia peronii Lamarck, 1819. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139494 on 2010-12-18 - Distribution: Florida, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Oceanic. Length: 65 mm. Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903Rosenberg, G. (2010). Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532721 on 2010-12-18 - 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:Gofas, S. (2010). Gleba chrysosticta (Troschel, 1854). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139495 on 2010-12-18 synonym of Corolla chrysosticta (Troschel, 1854) Gleba cordata Forskål, 1776Gofas, S. (2010). Gleba cordata Forskål, 1776. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139496 on 2010-12-18 - Distribution: Florida, Bermuda, Oceanic. Length: 45 mm.
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