Philinidae

{{Short description|Family of gastropods}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|taxon = Philinidae

|image = sand_slug.jpg

|image_caption = A close-up view of a live individual of Philine aperta

|authority = Gray, 1850 (1815)

|synonyms= Bullaeidae Rafinesque, 1815

|display_parents= 3

}}

Philinidae is a family of medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the order Cephalaspidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Philinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=161 on 2012-07-16

Genera

Genera within the family Philinidae include:

;Subfamily Hermaniinae Chaban, Ekimova, Schepetov, Kohnert, Schrödl & Chernyshev, 2019

;Subfamily Philininae Gray, 1850 (1815)

;Genera brought into synonymy:

  • Bullaea Lamarck, 1801: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Choshiphiline Habe, 1958: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Johania Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Lobaria O.F. Müller, 1776: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Ossiania Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Philingwynia F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Retusophiline Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772
  • Woodbridgea S. S. Berry, 1953: synonym of Philine Ascanius, 1772 (doubtful synonym)

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