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Philinidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Philinoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Scientific name
  
Philinidae

Rank
  
Family

Philinidae

Similar
  
Philine, Retusidae, Cephalaspidea, Acteonidae, Sand slug

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

Genera

Genera within the family Philinidae include:

  • Globophiline Habe, 1958
  • Johania Monterosato, 1884
  • Laona A. Adams, 1865
  • Philine Ascanius, 1772 - type genus
  • Philinorbis Habe, 1950
  • Praephiline Chaban & Soldatenko, 2009
  • Pseudophiline Habe, 1976
  • Spiniphiline Gosliner, 1988
  • Yokoyamaia Habe, 1950
    • Genera brought into synonymy
  • Bullaea Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Lobaria O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Ossiania Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Retusophiline Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Philine Ascanius, 1772

    • References

    Philinidae Wikipedia
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