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Acochlidiacea

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Acochlidiacea, common name acochlidians, are a taxonomic clade of very unusual sea snails and sea and freshwater slugs, aquatic gastropod mollusks within the large clade Heterobranchia. Acochlidia is a variant spelling.

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Recorded in
Oman

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Opisthobranchia
Image
Acochlidium fijiiensis.png
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Commons category
Acochlidiacea
taxon name
Acochlidiacea
taxon rank
order
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Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • 2005 taxonomy
  • 2010 taxonomy
  • Hedylopsacea
  • Microhedylacea
  • 2016 taxonomy
  • Phylogeny
  • Cladogram
  • Ecology
  • Overview of species
  • References
  • External links

Acochlidiacea, common name acochlidians, are a taxonomic clade of very unusual sea snails and sea and freshwater slugs, aquatic gastropod mollusks within the large clade Heterobranchia. Acochlidia is a variant spelling.

left|thumb|Schematic drawing of dorsal view of Pseudunela cornuta shows some characteristics of acochlidians, but characteristics of other acochlidians differ greatly: f – foot hb – heart bulb lt – labial tentacle rh – [[rhinophore vh – visceral hump.]]

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