Asperspina Explained
Asperspina is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea.
Taxonomy
Asperspinidae has been listed as a synonym of Parhedylidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).
Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010)[1] is Asperspina is the only genus in the family Asperspinidae.[1] Minicheviellidae is a junior synonym of Asperspinidae.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Asperspina include:
- Asperspina brambelli (Swedmark, 1968)[1]
- Asperspina murmanica (Kudinskaya & Minichev, 1978)[1] - synonym: Minicheviella murmanica (Kuchinskaja & Minichev, 1978)
- Asperspina rhopalotecta Salvini-Plawen, 1973[1]
- Asperspina loricata (Swedmark, 1968)[1]
- Asperspina riseri (Morse, 1976)[1]
Further reading
- "Heartless and primitive? 3D reconstruction of the polar acochlidian gastropod Asperspina murmanica".
- Hochberg R. (2007). "Serotonin-like Immunoreactivity in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems of the Interstitial Acochlidean Asperspina sp. (Opisthobranchia)". Biological Bulletin 213: 43-54. HTM.
Notes and References
- 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. .