''Plathymenia '' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
, a kind of shell-less, worm-like,
marine
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mollusk
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plathymenia Schwabl, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=393277 on 2021-04-16]
Species
* ''
Plathymenia branchiosa''
Schwabl, 1961
References
* Schwabl, M. 1961. Plathymenia branchiosa nov. gen., nov. spec., ein neur Vertreter der Neomeniidae aus dem Ostpazifik. Zool. Anz., 167, 3/4:100-115
Solenogastres
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