Hedylopsis Explained

Hedylopsis is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea.

Taxonomy

Hedylopsidae has been classified within the superfamily Hedylopsoidea in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).

Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010)^[1] Hedylopsis is the only genus in the family Hedylopsidae.^[1] It is placed within unranked clade Hedylopsacea.^[1]

Species

There are only two species in the genus Hedylopsis:^[1]

• Hedylopsis spiculifera (Kowalevsky, 1901)^[1]
• Hedylopsis ballantinei Sommerfeldt & Schrödl, 2005^[1]

Notes and References

1. Schrödl M. & Neusser T. P. (2010). "Towards a phylogeny and evolution of Acochlidia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 124-154. .