Melanochlamys lorrainae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Philinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Tectipleura Subcohors: Euopisthobranchia Ordo: Cephalaspidea Superfamilia: Philinoidea

Familia: Aglajidae
Genus: Melanochlamys
Species: Melanochlamys lorrainae

Name

• Melanochlamys lorrainae (Rudman, 1968)
  • Authority for current placement: Rudman, 1972: 50
  • Current status: valid species
  • Original genus: Aglaja

Synonyms

• Aglaja lorrainae

References

• Krug, P.J. et al. 2008: Molecular confirmation of species status for the rare cephalaspidean Melanochlamys lorrainae (Rudman, 1968), and comparison with its sister species M. cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881. Journal of molluscan studies, 74(3): 267–276. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn018
• Rudman, W.B. 1972. On Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, a genus of the Aglajidae (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda). Pacific Science 26(1): 50-62. hdl: 10125/377 . Reference page.