Aglajidae is a
family
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of often colorful, medium-sized,
sea slug
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s,
marine opisthobranch gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s. These are not
nudibranch
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s; instead they are headshield slugs, in the
clade
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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. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author
nd date, the first date citedbut takes the priority of the replaced name
he date cited in parentheses, here alluding to Doridiinae Gray, 1847
Genera
Genera and species within the family Aglajidae include:
[ Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ]
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Aglaja''
Renier, 1807 – 7 species (type genus)
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Aglaona''
Chaban, Ekimova, Schepetov & Chernyshev, 2022
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Biuve''
Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 – 1 species
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Camachoaglaja''
Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 – 7 species
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Chelidonura''
A. Adams, 1850 – 17 species
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Mannesia''
Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 – 1 species
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Mariaglaja''
Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 – 4 species
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Melanochlamys''
Cheeseman, 1881 – 15 species
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Nakamigawaia''
Kuroda & Habe, 1961 – 2 species
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Navanax''
Pilsbry, 1895 – 5 species
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Niparaya''
Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 – 1 species
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Odontoglaja''
Rudman, 1978 – 2 species
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Philinopsis''
Pease, 1860 – 15 species
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Spinoaglaja''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2007 – 3 species
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Spinophallus''
Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 – 2 species
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Tubulophilinopsis''
Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 – 4 species
Gallery
Image:Chelidonura fulvipunctata.JPG, '' Biuve fulvipunctata''
Image:Chelidonura berolina, Bahamas.jpg, '' Camachoaglaja berolina''
Image:Chelidonura-punctata.jpg, '' Chelidonura punctata''
Image:Mariaglaja inornata 1.jpg, '' Mariaglaja inornata''
Image:Navanax inermis 2.jpg, '' Navanax inermis''
Image:Odontoglaja guamensis.jpeg, '' Odontoglaja guamensis''
Image:Philinopsis speciosa (photo de nuit).jpg, '' Philinopsis speciosa''
Image:Philinopsis orientalis.jpg, '' Spinoaglaja orientalis''
Image:Philinopsis reticulata.JPG, '' Tubulophilinopsis reticulata''
References
Gastropod families
Taxa named by Henry Augustus Pilsbry
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