Rhopalomenia Explained
Rhopalomenia is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks. [1]
Species
Species within the genus Rhopalomenia include:[2]
- Species brought into synonymy:
- Rhopalomenia atlantica (Leloup, 1948): synonym of Entonomenia atlantica Leloup, 1948
- Rhopalomenia carinata Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Entonomenia carinata (Salvini-Plawen, 1978)
- Rhopalomenia cristata Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Entonomenia cristata (Salvini-Plawen, 1978)
- Rhopalomenia debilis Nierstrasz, 1902: synonym of Strophomenia debilis (Nierstrasz, 1902)
- Rhopalomenia eisigi Thiele, 1894: synonym of Rhopalomenia aglaopheniae (Kowalevsky & Marion, 1887)
- Rhopalomenia indica Nierstrasz, 1902: synonym of Strophomenia indica (Nierstrasz, 1902)
- Rhopalomenia microporata Handl & Salvini-Plawen, 2002: synonym of Entonomenia microporata (Handl & Salvini-Plawen, 2002)
- Rhopalomenia rhynchopharyngeata Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Entonomenia rhynchopharyngeata (Salvini-Plawen, 1978)
- Rhopalomenia scandens Heath, 1905: synonym of Strophomenia scandens (Heath, 1905)
- Rhopalomenia sertulariicola Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Entonomenia sertulariicola (Salvini-Plawen, 1978)
- Rhopalomenia tricarinata Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Entonomenia tricarinata (Salvini-Plawen, 1978)
References
- Simroth, H. (1893). Kritische Bemerkungen über die Systematik der Neomeniiden. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 56: 310-327
- García-Álvarez O., Salvini-Plawen L.v., Urgorri V. & Troncoso J.S. (2014). Mollusca. Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora. Fauna Iberica. 38: 1-294
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Rhopalomenia Simroth, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138436 on 2021-04-15
- Bouchet, P.; Garcia-Alvarez, O.; Gofas, S. (2015). Rhopalomenia. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-11
