Laginiopsidae is represented by a single species (Laginiopsis trilobata), itself known from only a single specimen. This was one of several species described by the French malacologist Alice Pruvot-Fol. Like other Gymnosomata, the Laginiopsids are likely carnivorous, though nothing about the species' feeding habits and life history are recorded.[1]
The body of the single species is rounded with large swimming parapoda (wings). The various tentacles, suckers, jaws, and radula typical of other Gymnosomata are all absent in this family (the lack of a radula being particularly distinctive). The head has a long proboscis tipped with the mouth and three fleshy lobes.[1]
Genera and speciesedit
Genus and species within the family Laginiopsidae include:
laginiopsidae, taxonomic, family, planktonic, marine, opisthobranch, gastropod, mollusks, suborder, gymnosomata, commonly, called, angels, these, small, pelagic, snails, lack, shells, except, their, early, embryonic, stage, scientific, classificationdomain, eu. The Laginiopsidae are a taxonomic family of planktonic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the suborder Gymnosomata commonly called the sea angels These small pelagic snails lack shells except in their early embryonic stage LaginiopsidaeScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass GastropodaSubclass HeterobranchiaClade EuopisthobranchiaOrder PteropodaSuperfamily HydromyloideaFamily Laginiopsidae Pruvot Fol 1922 GeneraSee textLaginiopsidae is represented by a single species Laginiopsis trilobata itself known from only a single specimen This was one of several species described by the French malacologist Alice Pruvot Fol Like other Gymnosomata the Laginiopsids are likely carnivorous though nothing about the species feeding habits and life history are recorded 1 The body of the single species is rounded with large swimming parapoda wings The various tentacles suckers jaws and radula typical of other Gymnosomata are all absent in this family the lack of a radula being particularly distinctive The head has a long proboscis tipped with the mouth and three fleshy lobes 1 Genera and species editGenus and species within the family Laginiopsidae include Genus Laginiopsis Pruvot Fol 1922 Laginiopsis triloba distribution Azores description proboscis ends in three fleshy lobesReferences edit a b Van Der Spoel S 1976 Pseudothecosomata Gymnosomata and Heteropoda Utrecht Netherlands Bohn Scheltema amp Holkema ISBN 9031301760 nbsp This Heterobranchia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laginiopsidae amp oldid 1196949964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
