Alacuppidae

Family of gastropods

Alacuppidae
Shell of Roxania lithensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Euthyneura
Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Alacuppidae
Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015
Genera

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Alacuppidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.[1]

Genera

  • Alacuppa Oskars, Bouchet & Malaquias, 2015
  • Mimatys Habe, 1952
  • Roxania Leach, 1847
Synonyms
  • Abderospira Dall, 1896: synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847
  • Leucophysema Dall, 1908: synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847

References

  1. ^ a b 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

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
Taxon identifiers
Alacuppidae