Philinidae

Philinidae is a family of medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the order Cephalaspidea.

Genera

Genera within the family Philinidae include:

• Hermania <small>Monterosato, 1884</small>
• Spiniphiline <small>Gosliner, 1988</small>

• Globophiline <small>Habe, 1958</small>
• Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small> - type genus
• Spiraphiline <small>Moles, Avila & Malaquias, 2019</small>
• Yokoyamaia <small>Habe, 1950</small>

• Bullaea <small>Lamarck, 1801</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small>
• Choshiphiline <small>Habe, 1958</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small>
• Johania <small>Monterosato, 1884</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small>
• Lobaria <small>O.F. Müller, 1776</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small>
• Ossiania <small>Monterosato, 1884</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small>
• Philingwynia <small>F. Nordsieck, 1972</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small>
• Retusophiline <small>Nordsieck, 1972</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small>
• Woodbridgea <small>S. S. Berry, 1953</small>: synonym of Philine <small>Ascanius, 1772</small> (doubtful synonym)

References

External links

• Gray, J. E. (1850). &#91;text&#93;. In: Gray, M. E., Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August)
• Oskars T.R., Bouchet P. & Malaquias M.A. (2015). A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 130-150
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• DiscoverLife