''Epimenia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
cavibelonia
The Cavibelonia are one of the four orders of solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusk.
This order is not monophyletic and is no longer accepted.
Previous families
* Acanthomeniidae
* Amphimeniidae
* Drepanomeniidae
* Epimeniid ...
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solenogaster
The Solenogastres (less often referred to as Neomeniomorpha), common name the solenogasters, are one class of small, worm-like, shell-less molluscs (Aplacophora), the other class being the Caudofoveata (Chaetodermomorpha). MolluscaBase eds. (2021 ...
s, a kind of shell-less, worm-like
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Epimenia Nierstrasz, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298341 on 2021-04-15]
During the development of species in this genus, the sclerites start out as solid tips, then a hollow stalk develops that is subsequently infilled.
Species
* ''
Epimenia allohaemata'' Salvini-Plawen, 1997
* ''
Epimenia arabica''
Salvini-Plawen & Benayahu, 1991
* ''
Epimenia australis''
(Thiele, 1897)
* ''
Epimenia babai''
Salvini-Plawen, 1997
* ''
Epimenia indica''
Salvini-Plawen, 1978
* ''
Epimenia ohshimai''
Baba, 1940
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Epimenia verrucosa''
(Nierstrasz, 1902): synonym of ''Epimenia babai''
Salvini-Plawen, 1997
* ''Epimenia vixinsignis''
Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of ''
Epiherpia vixinsignis''
(Salvini-Plawen, 1978)
References
* Nierstrasz, H. 1908. The Solenogastres of Discovery-Expedition. Nation. Antarctic Exped. 1901-1904, Natur. Hist., 4:38-46
External links
*
Salvini-plawen, L. V. (1997). Systematic revision of the Epimeniidae (Mollusca: Solenogastres). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 63(2): 131-155
Solenogastres
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