Philinidae | |
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A close-up view of a live individual of Philine aperta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Infraclass: | Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Philinoidea |
Family: | Philinidae Gray, 1850 (1815) |
Synonyms | |
Bullaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Philinidae is a family of medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the order Cephalaspidea.[1]
Genera within the family Philinidae include: