Philinidae

Philinidae
A close-up view of a live individual of Philine aperta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Euthyneura
Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Philinidae
Gray, 1850 (1815)
Synonyms

Bullaeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Philinidae is a family of medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the order Cephalaspidea.[1]

Genera

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Genera within the family Philinidae include:

Subfamily Hermaniinae Chaban, Ekimova, Schepetov, Kohnert, Schrödl & Chernyshev, 2019
Subfamily Philininae Gray, 1850 (1815)
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Bullaea Lamarck, 1801: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Choshiphiline Habe, 1958: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Johania Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Lobaria O.F. Müller, 1776: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Ossiania Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Philingwynia F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Retusophiline Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Woodbridgea S. S. Berry, 1953: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772 (doubtful synonym)

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Philinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=161 on 2012-07-16
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  • Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August)
  • 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
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • DiscoverLife