Melanochlamys
| Melanochlamys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Philinoidea |
| Family: | Aglajidae |
| Genus: | Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Melanochlamys cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nona H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (nomen oblitum) | |
Melanochlamys is a genus of headshield slugs in the family Aglajidae. Despite the appearance of its species, this genus must not be confused with nudibranchs.[2]
This genus was first described by Cheeseman in 1881 but later malacologists considered it a junior synonym of Aglaja Renier, 1807, until the genus was reinstated by Rudman in 1972 [3]
It differs from the other genera in Aglajidae by its external cylindrical body form with small parapodia, the shape of its small, curved and strongly calcified shell, its alimentary canal with a rigid, non-eversible buccal bulb, and the reproductive system with a short duct to the exogenous ( = originating from the outside) sperm sac and a characteristic penis.[3]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), this genus contains the following accepted names:[2]
- Melanochlamys algirae (Adams A. in Sowerby G.B. II, 1850)
- Melanochlamys barryi Gosliner, 1990
- Melanochlamys cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881
- Melanochlamys diomedea (Bergh, 1893)
- Melanochlamys handrecki Burn, 2010
- Melanochlamys lorrainae (Rudman, 1968)
- Melanochlamys papillata Gosliner, 1990
- Melanochlamys queritor (Burn, 1957)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Melanochlamys depicta (Renier, 1807): synonym of Philinopsis depicta (Renier, 1807)
- Melanochlamys maderensis (Watson, 1897): synonym of Melanochlamys algirae (A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1850)
- Melanochlamys seurati (Vayssière, 1926): synonym of Melanochlamys algirae (Adams A. in Sowerby G.B. II, 1850)
- Melanochlamys virgo (Rudman, 1968): synonym of Philinopsis virgo (Rudman, 1968)
- Melanochlamys wildpretii Ortea, Bacallado & Moro, 2003: synonym of Melanochlamys algirae (A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1850)
The Seaslug Forum also adds the following names :
- Melanochlamys ezoensis : considered a synonym of Melanochlamys diomedea [4]
External links
- Rudman, W.B. (1972) On Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, a genus of the Aglajidae (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda). Pacific Science, 26(1): 50-62, 8 figs.
Data related to Melanochlamys at Wikispecies
References
- ↑ Cheeseman, T.F. (1881) On a new genus of opisthobranchiate Mollusca. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 13: 224.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Melanochlamys Cheesman, 1881. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137639 on 5 June 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rudman, W.B. (1972) On Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, a genus of the Aglajidae (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda). Pacific Science, 26(1): 50-62, 8 figs.
- ↑ Sea Slug Forum: Melanochlamys ezoensis; accessed : 7 February 2011
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
- 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
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda