Philinoidea
| Philinoidea | |
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| Chelidonura varians | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Philinoidea Gray, 1850 |
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Philinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically headshield slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Cephalaspidea.
Anatomy
They are generally small animals, and have no shell or gills. Unlike some related forms, the visceral mass is not sharply set off from the rest of the body.[1]
Families
Families within the superfamily Philinoidea include (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Aglajidae
- Cylichnidae - synonym: Tornatinidae
- Gastropteridae
- Philinidae
- Philinoglossidae
- Plusculidae
- Retusidae - synonym: Volvulidae
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