The Cephalaspidea is a diverse marine clade of euthyneuran gastropods with many groups
still known largely from shells or scant anatomical data. The definition of the group and the …

West Africa is often considered one of the least studied regions of the world concerning
marine biodiversity. Knowledge about the philinid snails of the region has largely been …

Aglajidae is a family of predominantly colourful shallow water marine slugs widely
distributed in coral, rocky and sandy habitats of tropical and temperate waters worldwide …

Our study focuses on the distribution and diversity of different cephalaspidean species
collected from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (KKT) during the deep-sea expeditions …

Since its introduction, the genus Philine has epitomized numerous mollusc snails with strong
morphological convergence. Recently, a molecular analysis including a wide taxon …

A compendium of the northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs formerly classified in the
paraphyletic group “Opisthobranchia” is provided. These include organisms with internal …

Based on morphological data a total of nine native species of Philinidae are recognized from
the northeastern Pacific including the Bering Sea and the adjacent Arctic Ocean (Beaufort …

This first account, dedicated to the shallow water marine heterobranch gastropods of
Mozambique is presented with a focus on the clades Acteonoidea and Cephalaspidea …

The biodiversity of Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) is poorly studied, and
novel findings often lead to revisions at different taxonomic levels. The family Philinidae has …

Marine interstitial habitats (mesopsammon) have been understudied due to complications of
exploring its millimetric and highly adapted organisms. The restrictive ecological conditions …