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Philinoidea

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Philinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically headshield slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Cephalaspidea.

Species

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Superfamily

  1. PhylumMollusca
  2. ClassGastropoda
  3. OrderCephalaspidea
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Specimen records
1
Collections
ANSP
Recorded in
Tanzania

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cephalaspidea
Image
Chelidonura varians.jpg
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taxon name
Philinoidea
taxon rank
superfamily
Commons category
Philinoidea
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Contents
  • Anatomy
  • Taxonomy
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Philinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically headshield slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Cephalaspidea.

==Anatomy== The species in the Superfamily Philinoidea are generally small animals that have an internal or external shell, and a covered gill. Unlike some related forms, the visceral mass is not sharply set off from the rest of the body.

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