''Acanthomenia'' is a
genus
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of
solenogaster
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s, shell-less, worm-like,
marine
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mollusk
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s.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Acanthomenia Thiele, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180822 on 2021-04-16]
Species
* ''
Acanthomenia arcuata''
Scheltema, 1999
* ''
Acanthomenia gaussiana''
Thiele, 1913
References
* Thiele, J. (1913). Antarktische Solenogastren. Dtsch. Sübpolar Expedition 14. Zool. 6(1): 35-65.
* García-Álvarez O., Salvini-Plawen L.v., Urgorri V. & Troncoso J.S. (2014). Mollusca. Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora. Fauna Iberica. 38: 1-294
External links
Gil-Mansilla, E., Garcia-Alvarez, O. & Urgorri, V. 2008. New Acanthomeniidae (Solenogastres, Cavibelonia) from the abyssal Angola Basin. In: Martinez Arbizu, P. & Brix, S. (Eds) Bringing Light into Deep-sea Biodiversity. Zootaxa, 1866: 175- 186
Solenogastres
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