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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, and have no shell or gills. 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]

References

  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.