Philinoidea

Philinoidea
	Chelidonura varians
Scientific 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 that have an internal or external shell, and a covered gill. 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]

Aglajidae Pilsbry, 1895 (1847)
Alacuppidae Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015^[3]
Antarctophilinidae Moles, Avila & Malaquias, 2019
Colpodaspididae Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015^[3]
Gastropteridae Swainson, 1840
Laonidae Pruvot-Fol, 1954^[3]
Philinidae Gray, 1850 (1815)
Philinoglossidae Hertling, 1932
Philinorbidae Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015^[3]
- Philinorbis Habe, 1950
- Pseudophiline Habe, 1976
Scaphandridae G.O. Sars, 1878^[3]

References

^ ^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
^ Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.
^ ^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.

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[WoRMS-1] 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

[IZ-2] Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.

[Oskars_2015-3] 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.

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