''Scaphis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of air-breathing

sea slug Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary time ...

s, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod

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 ...

s in the

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Onchidiidae Onchidiidae are a family of small, air-breathing sea (and land) slugs. They are shell-less marine (except for 2 species)preview pulmonate gastropod molluscs. Onchidiidae is the only family within the superfamily Onchidioidea. These animals are ...

Species

According to the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ...

(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Scaphis'' : * '' Scaphis astridae'' (Labbé, 1934) * ''

Scaphis atra ''Scaphis atra'' is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae Onchidiidae are a family of small, air-breathing sea (and land) slugs. They are shell-less marine (except ...

'' (Lesson, 1830) * '' Scaphis carbonaria'' Labbé, 1934 * '' Scaphis gravieri'' Labbé, 1934 * '' Scaphis lata'' Labbé, 1934 * '' Scaphis punctata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * '' Scaphis straelenii'' (Labbé, 1934) * '' Scaphis tonkinensis'' Labbé, 1934 * '' Scaphis viridis'' Labbé, 1934

References

Onchidiidae {{Onchidiidae-stub