Philinidae

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

Philinidae
A close-up view of a live individual of Philine aperta
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Philinidae

Gray, 1850 (1815)
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Bullaeidae
  • Laoninae

Genera

Genera within the family Philinidae include:

  • Globophiline Habe, 1958
  • Johania Monterosato, 1884[2]
  • Laona Adams, 1865[3]
  • 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
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References

  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
  2. WoRMS (2009). Johania Monterosato, 1884. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138337 on 2010-09-16
  3. WoRMS (2009). Laona Adams, 1865. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138338 on 2010-09-16
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • DiscoverLife


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