Proneomeniidae is a
family
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of uncommon
mollusc
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 esti ...
s in the
class
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Solenogastres
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. (202 ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Proneomeniidae Mitchell, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23104 on 2021-04-14]
Genera
* ''
Dorymenia''
Heath, 1911
* ''
Proneomenia''
Hubrecht, 1880
References
*
* Simroth, H. (1893). Aplacophora. In: Bronn, H. G.: Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-Reichs. 3 (1): 128-233, pl. 1-4.
* García-Álvarez O. & Salvini-Plawen L.v. (2007). Species and diagnosis of the families and genera of Solenogastres (Mollusca). Iberus 25(2): 73-143
External links
Salvini-Plawen, L. (2004). Contributions to the morphological diversity and classification of the order Cavibelonia (Mollusca: Solenogastres. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 70: 73-93
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Solenogastres