Alacuppidae is a

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of often colorful, medium-sized,

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s, marine

opisthobranch Opisthobranchs () is a now informal name for a large and diverse group of specialized complex gastropods which used to be united in the subclass Opisthobranchia. That taxon is no longer considered to represent a monophyletic grouping. Euopistho ...

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Alacuppidae Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848162 on 2022-01-04

Genera

* '' Alacuppa'' Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015 * '' Mimatys'' Habe, 1952 * ''

Roxania ''Roxania'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Alacuppidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Roxania Leach, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...

'' Leach, 1847 ;Synonyms: * † ''Abderospira'' Dall, 1896: synonym of ''Roxania'' Leach, 1847 * ''Leucophysema'' Dall, 1908: synonym of ''Roxania'' Leach, 1847

References

External links

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
{{Taxonbar, from=Q26837332 Gastropod families