Philinopsis

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Philinopsis
A live individual of Philinopsis sp. in situ, head end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea

Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Aglajidae
Genus: Philinopsis
Pease, 1860
Species

See text

Synonyms

Eidothea Risso, 1826 (nomen oblitum)

Philiopsis is a genus of often colorful, medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Philinopsis include:[1][2][3]

  • Philinopsis bagaensis Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2007
  • Philinopsis batabanoensis Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2007
  • Philinopsis coronata Gosliner, 2011
  • Philinopsis ctenophoraphaga Gosliner, 2011
  • Philinopsis depicta (Renier, 1807)
  • Philinopsis falciphallus Gosliner, 2011
  • Philinopsis gardineri (Eliot, 1903) [4]
  • Philinopsis gigliolii (Tapparone-Canefri, 1874) [5]
  • Philinopsis lineolata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
  • Philinopsis minor (Tchang, 1934)
  • Philinopsis orientalis (Baba, 1949)
  • Philinopsis petra (Ev. Marcus, 1976)
  • Philinopsis pilsbryi (Eliot, 1900) [6]
  • Philinopsis pusa (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966)
  • Philinopsis quinza (Ev. Marcus, 1979)
  • Philinopsis reticulata (Eliot, 1903)
  • Philinopsis speciosa (Eliot, 1903)
  • Philinopsis taronga (Allan, 1933)
  • Philinopsis troubridgensis (Verco, 1909) [7]
  • Philinopsis virgo (Rudman, 1968) [8]
Species brought into synonymy
  • Philinopsis aeci Ortea & Espinosa, 2001: synonym of Spinoaglaja aeci (Ortea & Espinosa, 2001)
  • Philinopsis cyanea (Martens, 1879): synonym of Philinopsis speciosa Pease, 1860

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Philinopsis Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137640 on 17 July 2012
  2. Sea Slug Forum
  3. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  4. The Sea Slug Forum : Philinopsis gardineri; accessed : 7 February 2011
  5. The Sea Slug Forum : Philinopsis gigliolii; accessed : 7 February 2011
  6. The Sea Slug Forum : Philinopsis pilsbryi; accessed : 7 February 2011
  7. The Sea Slug Forum : Philinopsis troubridgensis; accessed : 7 February 2011
  8. The Sea Slug Forum : Philinopsis virgo; accessed : 7 February 2011
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Ortea, Moro & Espinosa (2007). Revista Academia Canar. Cienc. XVIII (4) : 33-52
  • Gosliner T.M. (2011) Six new species of aglajid opisthobranch mollusks from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Zootaxa 2751: 1–24. page 7

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