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Pneumodermatidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Orthogastropoda
Superorder:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Opisthobranchia
Suborder:	Gymnosomata
Family:	Pneumodermatidae; (Latreille, 1825)
Genera
	Pneumoderma; Pneumodermopsis; Schizobrachium; Spongiobranchaea; Abranchaea; Platybrachium;

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Pneumodermatidae is a family of sea angels, or small floating predatory sea snails or sea slugs. They are pelagic marine heterobranch opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the order Gymnosomata.

These small pelagic snails lack a shell (except in their early embryonic stage). They are carnivores, equipped with swimming parapoda (fleshy, winglike outgrowths), strong jaws and grasping tentacles, often with suckers resembling those of Cephalopods.

A more comprehensive discussion can be found under the entry sea angel.

Genera and species within the family Pneumodermatidae

Genus: Pneumoderma de Roissy, 1805

Pneumoderma atlanticum Oken, 1815
Pneumoderma degraaffi van der Spoel & Pafort-van Iersel, 1982
- Distribution: Sargasso Sea, Oceanic
- Length: 11.8 mm
Pneumoderma mediterraneum van Beneden, 1838
- Distribution: Florida, Brazil, Mediterranean, Oceanic
- Length: 20 mm
Pneumoderma peronii Lamarck, 1819
- Distribution: Red Sea
Pneumoderma violaceum d'Orbigny, 1836
- Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic
- Length: 25 mm
- Description: This pteropod grabs its prey with two powerful suckers, each with about 30 suctorial disks. Then it bulges out its long proboscis.
- Subspecies:
  - Pneumoderma violaceum pacificum Dall, 1871
  - Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum d'Orbigny, 1836

Genus: Pneumodermopsis Keferstein, 1862

Pneumodermopsis canephora Pruvot-Fol, 1924
Pneumodermopsis ciliata (Gegenbaur, 1855)
- Distribution: circumglobal, Oceanic
- Description: possesses five tentacles, each ending in a big suctorial disk.
Pneumodermopsis macrochira Meisenheimer, 1905
- Distribution: Oceanic
Pneumodermopsis michaelsarsi Bonnevie, 1913
- Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic
Pneumodermopsis oligocotyla Massy, 1917
Pneumodermopsis paucidens (Boas, 1886)
- Distribution: Brazil, Oceanic
- Length: 5 mm
Pneumodermopsis pupula Pruvot-Fol, 1926
Pneumodermopsis spoeli Newman & greenwood, 1988
- Distriburion: Australia
Pneumodermopsis teschi van der Spoel, 1973
- Distribution: Oceanic

Genus Schizobrachium Meisenheimer, 1903

Schizobrachium polycotylum Meisenheimer, 1903
- Distribution: Oceanic

Genus Spongiobranchaea d'Orbigny, 1836

Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836
- Distribution: Argentina, Australia, sub-Antarctic, Antarctica, Oceanic
- Length: 22 mm
Spongiobranchaea intermedia Pruvot-Fol, 1926
- Distribution: Oceanic

Genus Abranchaea Zhan Fu-Sui, 1975

Abranchaea chinensis Zhan Fu-Sui, 1975

Genus Platybrachium Minichev, 1976

References

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 | subordo = [[Sea angel|Gymnosomata]]
 | familia = '''Pneumodermatidae'''
+| familia_authority = (Latreille, 1825)
 | subdivision_ranks = Genera
 | subdivision =
 * ''[[Pneumoderma]]''
 * ''[[Pneumodermopsis]]''
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 * ''[[Abranchaea]]''
 * ''[[Platybrachium]]''
+}}
+'''Pneumodermatidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of '''[[sea angel]]s''', or small floating [[predatory]] sea [[snail]]s or sea [[slug]]s. They are [[pelagic]] [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[Heterobranchia|heterobranch]] [[opisthobranch]] [[gastropod]] [[ mollusk]]s in the order [[Gymnosomata]].
-}}
-'''Pneumodermatidae''' (Latreille, 1825), is a [[family (biology)|family]] of "[[sea angel]]s", or small floating [[predatory]] sea [[snail]]s or sea [[slug]]s. They are [[pelagic]] [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[Heterobranchia|heterobranch]] [[opisthobranch]] [[gastropod]] [[ mollusk]]s in the order [[Gymnosomata]].
-These small pelagic snails lack a [[animal shell|shell]] (except in their early embryonic stage). They are carnivores, equipped with swimming parapoda (fleshy, winglike outgrowths), strong jaws and grasping tentacles, often with suckers resembling those of [[Cephalopod|cephalopods]].
+These small pelagic snails lack a [[animal shell|shell]] (except in their early [[embryo]]nic stage). They are [[carnivore]]s, equipped with swimming parapoda (fleshy, winglike outgrowths), strong jaws and grasping tentacles, often with suckers resembling those of [[Cephalopod]]s.
-A more comprehensive discussion can be found under the entry [[Sea angel]].
+A more comprehensive discussion can be found under the entry [[sea angel]].
 ==Genera and species within the family Pneumodermatidae==
-Genus: '''Pneumoderma''' de Roissy, 1805
+Genus: ''[[Pneumoderma]]'' <small>de Roissy, 1805</small>
-* ''Pneumoderma atlanticum'' Oken, 1815
+* ''[[Pneumoderma atlanticum]]'' <small>Oken, 1815</small>
-* ''Pneumoderma degraaffi'' van der Spoel & Pafort-van Iersel, 1982
+* ''[[Pneumoderma degraaffi]]'' <small>van der Spoel & Pafort-van Iersel, 1982</small>
-** Distribution: Sargasso Sea, Oceanic
+** Distribution: [[Sargasso Sea]], Oceanic
 ** Length: 11.8 mm
-* ''Pneumoderma mediterraneum'' van Beneden, 1838
+* ''[[Pneumoderma mediterraneum]]'' <small>van Beneden, 1838</small>
-** Distribution: Florida, Brazil, Mediterranean, Oceanic
+** Distribution: [[Florida]], [[Brazil]], [[Mediterranean]], Oceanic
 ** Length: 20 mm
-* ''Pneumoderma peronii'' [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lamarck]], 1819
+* ''[[Pneumoderma peronii]]'' <small>[[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lamarck]], 1819</small>
 ** Distribution: Red Sea
-* ''Pneumoderma violaceum'' [[Alcide d'Orbigny|d'Orbigny]], 1836
+* ''[[Pneumoderma violaceum]]'' <small>[[Alcide d'Orbigny|d'Orbigny]], 1836</small>
 ** Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic
 ** Length: 25 mm
 ** Description: This pteropod grabs its prey with two powerful suckers, each with about 30 suctorial disks. Then it bulges out its long proboscis.
 ** Subspecies:
-*** ''Pneumoderma violaceum pacificum'' [[W.H. Dall|Dall]], 1871
+*** ''[[Pneumoderma violaceum pacificum]]'' <small>[[W.H. Dall|Dall]], 1871</small>
-*** ''Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum'' d’Orbigny, 1836
+*** ''[[Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum]]'' <small>[[Alcide d'Orbigny|d'Orbigny]], 1836</small>
-Genus: '''Pneumodermopsis ''' Keferstein, 1862
+Genus: ''[[Pneumodermopsis]]'' <small>Keferstein, 1862</small>
-* ''Pneumodermopsis canephora'' [[Alice Pruvot-Fol|Pruvot-Fol]], 1924
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis canephora]]'' <small>[[Alice Pruvot-Fol|Pruvot-Fol]], 1924</small>
-* ''Pneumodermopsis ciliata'' (Gegenbaur, 1855)
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis ciliata]]'' <small>(Gegenbaur, 1855)</small>
 ** Distribution: circumglobal, Oceanic
 ** Description: possesses five tentacles, each ending in a big suctorial disk.
-* ''Pneumodermopsis macrochira'' Meisenheimer, 1905
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis macrochira]]'' <small>Meisenheimer, 1905</small>
 ** Distribution: Oceanic
-* ''Pneumodermopsis michaelsarsi'' Bonnevie, 1913
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis michaelsarsi]]'' <small>Bonnevie, 1913</small>
 ** Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic
-* ''Pneumodermopsis oligocotyla'' Massy, 1917
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis oligocotyla]]'' <small>Massy, 1917</small>
-* ''Pneumodermopsis paucidens'' (Boas, 1886)
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis paucidens]]'' <small>(Boas, 1886)</small>
 ** Distribution: Brazil, Oceanic
 ** Length: 5 mm
-* ''Pneumodermopsis pupula'' [[Alice Pruvot-Fol|Pruvot-Fol]], 1926
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis pupula]]'' <small>[[Alice Pruvot-Fol|Pruvot-Fol]], 1926</small>
-* ''Pneumodermopsis spoeli'' Newman & greenwood, 1988
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis spoeli]]'' <small>Newman & greenwood, 1988</small>
 ** Distriburion: Australia
-* ''Pneumodermopsis teschi'' van der Spoel, 1973
+* ''[[Pneumodermopsis teschi]]'' <small>van der Spoel, 1973</small>
 ** Distribution: Oceanic
-Genus '''Schizobrachium''' Meisenheimer, 1903
+Genus ''[[Schizobrachium]]'' <small>Meisenheimer, 1903</small>
-* ''Schizobrachium polycotylum'' Meisenheimer, 1903
+* ''[[Schizobrachium polycotylum]]'' <small>Meisenheimer, 1903</small>
 ** Distribution: Oceanic
-Genus '''Spongiobranchaea''' d'Orbigny, 1836
+Genus ''[[Spongiobranchaea]]'' <small>[[Alcide d'Orbigny|d'Orbigny]], 1836</small>
-* ''Spongiobranchaea australis'' d'Orbigny, 1836
+* ''Spongiobranchaea australis'' <small>[[Alcide d'Orbigny|d'Orbigny]], 1836</small>
-** Distribution: Argentina, Australia, Subantarctic, Antarctic, Oceanic
+** Distribution: [[Argentina]], [[Australia]], sub-[[Antarctic]], [[Antarctica]], Oceanic
 ** Length: 22 mm
-* ''Spongiobranchaea intermedia'' [[Alice Pruvot-Fol|Pruvot-Fol]], 1926
+* ''[[Spongiobranchaea intermedia]]'' <small>[[Alice Pruvot-Fol|Pruvot-Fol]], 1926</small>
 ** Distribution: Oceanic
-Genus '''Abranchaea''' Zhan Fu-Sui, 1975
+Genus ''[[Abranchaea]]'' <small>Zhan Fu-Sui, 1975</small>
-* ''Abranchaea chinensis'' Zhan Fu-Sui, 1975
+* ''[[Abranchaea chinensis]]'' <small>Zhan Fu-Sui, 1975</small>
-Genus '''Platybrachium ''' Minichev, 1976
+Genus ''[[Platybrachium]]'' <small>Minichev, 1976</small>
 ==References==