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Gastropteridae Swainson, 1840 
AphiaID: 23045

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Philinoidea
Synonymised
taxa
  Gasteropteridae (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397. [details]

from synonym: Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (Ed.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-538-0. 463 pp. [details] [view taxon]

taxonomy source: Gosliner T.M. (1989) Revision of the Gastropteridae (Opisthobranchia: Cephalaspidea) with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. The Veliger 32(4): 333-381. [details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Enotepteron Minichev, 1967
Genus Gastropteron Kosse, 1813
Genus Sagaminopteron Tokioka & Baba, 1964
Genus Siphopteron Gosliner, 1989

Genus Sarcopterus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Gastropteron Kosse, 1813
Environment marine
Distribution Europe [details]
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23045
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Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2010-09-01 21:17:17Z  checked  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Gastropteridae Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23045 on 2013-05-19
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