Kingdom Animalia Class Aplacophora Order Cavibelonia Rank Genus | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Solenogastres Family Pruvotinidae | |
Luitfriedia is a monospecific genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marinemollusks. This genus, and the sole species, Luitfriedia minuta, occurs in Galicia, Spain.
The genus was named in honor of the malacologist Luitfried von Salvini-Plawen.
Description
This solenogaster bears a range of differently-shaped spicules. It lacks a radula, and bears ten to twelve "respiratory folds".
References
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