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Aglajidae
Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia. Bubble shells is another commo ....Bouchet, P. (2012). Aglajidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22981 on 2012-06-16 Note on the authority and dates Family names such as this one, Aglajidae Pilsbry, 1895 (1847), that have two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those names which are ruled by Article 40(2) of the ICZN Code. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the replacement name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanochlamys
''Melanochlamys'' is a genus of headshield slugs in the family Aglajidae. Despite the appearance of its species, this genus must not be confused with nudibranchs.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Melanochlamys Cheesman, 1881. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137639 on 5 June 2012 This genus was first described by Cheeseman in 1881 but later malacologists considered it a junior synonym of ''Aglaja (gastropod), Aglaja'' Renier, 1807, until the genus was reinstated by Rudman in 1972.Rudman, W.B. (1972) ''On Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, a genus of the Aglajidae'' (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda). Pacific Science, 26(1): 50-62, 8 figs. It differs from the other genera in Aglajidae by its external cylindrical body form with small Parapodium, parapodia, the shape of its small, curved and strongly calcified shell, its alimentary canal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biuve
''Biuve fulvipunctata'', the white-speckled headshield slug, is a species of sea slug or headshield slug, a marine (ocean), marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aglajidae. This species is widespread in the Indian and Pacific Oceans but has invaded the Mediterranean Sea since 1961, despite apparently being absent from the Red Sea until recorded there in the 21st century. It is the only species in the monotypy, monotypic genus ''Biuve''. Etymology The former generic name ''Chelidonura'' means "swallow-tail" referring to the two lobes which extend out from the back of the mantle shield, while the specific name ''fulvipunctata'' is a compound meaning tawny or dull yellow (''fulvus'') and spotted (''punctata''). Distribution ''Biuve fulvipunctata'' is widely distributed in the western Pacific from Mexico and Hawaii west to Japan and the east coast of Australia and Lord Howe Island, through Indonesia and the tropical Indian Ocean to the Mascarene Islands, Mozambique and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
