Philinoidea

Superfamily of gastropods

Philinoidea
Chelidonura varians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 an 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
  • 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.
  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.
  3. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Philinoidea


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