''Pruvotinidae'' is a diverse taxonomic

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of cavibelonian

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 ...

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Genera

Subfamily Eleutheromeniinae Salvini-Plawen, 1978 * '' Eleutheromenia'' Salvini-Plawen, 1967 * '' Gephyroherpia'' Salvini-Plawen, 1978 * '' Luitfriedia'' Garcia-Álvarez & Urgorri, 2001 Subfamily Halomeniinae Salvini-Plawen, 1978 * '' Halomenia'' Heath, 1911 Subfamily Lophomeniinae Salvini-Plawen, 1978 * '' Forcepimenia'' Salvini-Plawen, 1969 * '' Hypomenia'' van Lummel, 1930 * '' Lophomenia'' Heath, 1911 * '' Metamenia'' Thiele, 1913 Subfamily Pruvotininae Heath, 1911 * '' Labidoherpia'' Salvini-Plawen, 1978 * '' Pararrhopalia'' Simroth, 1893 * '' Pruvotina'' Cockerell, 1903 Subfamily Scheltemaia incertae sedis * '' Scheltemaia'' Salvini-Plawen, 2003 Subfamily Unciherpiinae Garcia-Álvarez, Salvini-Plawen & Urgorri, 2001 * '' Sialoherpia'' Salvini-Plawen, 1978 * '' Unciherpia'' Garcia-Álvarez, Salvini-Plawen & Urgorri, 2001 * '' Uncimenia'' Nierstrasz, 1903 ;Synonyms: * Subfamily Pararrhopaliinae Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Pruvotininae Heath, 1911 * ''Paramenia'' Pruvot, 1890: synonym of ''Pruvotina'' Cockerell, 1903 (invalid: junior homonym of ''Paramenia'' Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 iptera ''Pruvotina'' and ''Perimenia'' are replacement names ) * ''Perimenia'' Nierstrasz, 1908: synonym of ''Pruvotina'' Cockerell, 1903

References

* Simroth, H. (1893). Aplacophora. In: Bronn, H. G.: Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-Reichs. 3 (1): 128–233, pl. 1–4. * Nierstrasz, H. 1908. The Solenogastres of Discovery-Expedition. Nation. Antarctic Exped. 1901–1904, Natur. Hist., 4:38-46. * Heath H. (1911). Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross, from August 1899 to June 1900, Commander Jefferson F. Moser. XVI. The Solenogastress. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 45: 1-182 pl. 1-40 * Salvini-Plawen, L.v. 1972. Zur Morphologie und Phylogenie der Mollusken: Die Beziehungen der Caudofoveata und der Solenogaster. Z. wiss. Zool., 184(3/4): 205-394 * García-Álvarez O., Salvini-Plawen L.v., Urgorri V. & Troncoso J.S. (2014). Mollusca. Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora. Fauna Iberica. 38: 1-294

External links

Salvini-Plawen, L.v. 2008. Contributions to West European Cavibelonia (Mollusca, Solenogastres)with two new species. Zoosystema, 30(4):873-897
Solenogastres {{Solenogaster-stub