Rhodopidae

Rhodopidae
Helminthope psammobionta dorsal view schematic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Murchisonelloidea
Family: Rhodopidae
Ihering, 1876
Subfamilies

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Rhodopidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Murchisonelloidea.[1][2]

Genera

Genera include:[1]

Genera brought into synonymy

Taxonomy

Molecular work has shown that this family is a basal clade of heterobranch Mollusca.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Rhodopidae Ihering, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23111 on 2015-04-14
  2. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1-2).
  3. Wilson, N. G.; Jörger, K. M.; Brenzinger, B.; Schrödl, M. (2017). Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic worm-like Rhodopemorpha slugs as basal Heterobranchia. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 1-10.

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