| Philinoidea | |
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| Chelidonura varians | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass: | Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: |
Philinoidea Gray, 1850 (1815) |
Philinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically headshield slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Cephalaspidea. [1]
Anatomy
The species in the Superfamily Philinoidea are generally small animals that have and internal or external shell, and a covered gill. Unlike some related forms, the visceral mass is not sharply set off from the rest of the body. [2]
Taxonomy
According to the latest taxonomy, the following families are recognised in the Superfamily Philinoidea: [1]
- Aglajidae Pilsbry, 1895 (1847)
- Alacuppidae Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015 [3]
- Antarctophilinidae Moles, Avila & Malaquias, 2019
- Colpodaspididae Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015 [3]
- Gastropteridae Swainson, 1840
- Laonidae Pruvot-Fol, 1954 [3]
- Philinidae Gray, 1850 (1815)
- Philinoglossidae Hertling, 1932
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Philinorbidae Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015
[3]
- Philinorbis Habe, 1950
- Pseudophiline Habe, 1976
- Scaphandridae G.O. Sars, 1878 [3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to
Philinoidea.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Philinoidea Gray, 1850 (1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196322 on 2021-10-14
- ^ Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.
- ^ a b c d e Oskars, T.R.; Bouchet, P.; Malaquias, M.A. (2015). "A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 130–150. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.011. hdl: 1956/10087. PMID 25916189.
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