Philinidae
Family of gastropods
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Philinidae is a family of medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the order Cephalaspidea.[1]
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| A close-up view of a live individual of Philine aperta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass: | Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Philinoidea |
| Family: | Philinidae Gray, 1850 (1815) |
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Bullaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | |
Genera
Genera within the family Philinidae include:
- Subfamily Hermaniinae Chaban, Ekimova, Schepetov, Kohnert, Schrödl & Chernyshev, 2019
- Hermania Monterosato, 1884
- Spiniphiline Gosliner, 1988
- Subfamily Philininae Gray, 1850 (1815)
- Globophiline Habe, 1958
- Philine Ascanius, 1772 - type genus
- Spiraphiline Moles, Avila & Malaquias, 2019
- Yokoyamaia Habe, 1950
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Bullaea Lamarck, 1801: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
- Choshiphiline Habe, 1958: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
- Johania Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
- Lobaria O.F. Müller, 1776: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
- Ossiania Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
- Philingwynia F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
- Retusophiline Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
- Woodbridgea S. S. Berry, 1953: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772 (doubtful synonym)
