Hedylopsidae
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Hedylopsis is a genus of sea slug
s, marine
gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea
.
in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi
(2005).
Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010) Hedylopsis is the only genus in the family Hedylopsidae. It is placed within unranked clade Hedylopsacea.
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea
Acochlidiacea
Acochlidiacea, common name acochlidians, are a taxonomic clade of very unusual sea snails and sea and freshwater slugs, aquatic gastropod mollusks within the large clade Heterobranchia...
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Taxonomy
Hedylopsidae has been classified within the superfamily HedylopsoideaHedylopsoidea
Hedylopsoidea was defined as a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, mostly marine gastropod mollusks within the informal group Opisthobranchia according to the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi ....
in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
(2005).
Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010) Hedylopsis is the only genus in the family Hedylopsidae. It is placed within unranked clade Hedylopsacea.
Species
There are only two species in the genus Hedylopsis:- Hedylopsis spiculifera (Kowalevsky, 1901)
- Hedylopsis ballantinei Sommerfeldt & Schrödl, 2005