Philinopsis | |
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A live individual of Philinopsis sp. in situ, head end towards the right | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Philinoidea |
Family: | Aglajidae |
Genus: |
Philinopsis Pease, 1860 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
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Philiopsis is a genus of often colorful, medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.
Species within the genus Philinopsis include: