Melanochlamys

Melanochlamys
	Holotype of Melanochlamys miqueli at MNHN, Paris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subterclass:	Tectipleura
Order:	Cephalaspidea
Family:	Aglajidae
Genus:	Melanochlamys; Cheeseman, 1881
Type species
	Melanochlamys cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881;
Synonyms
	Nona H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (nomen oblitum); Smaragdinella (Nona) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854;

Melanochlamys is a genus of headshield slugs in the family Aglajidae. Despite the appearance of its species, this genus must not be confused with nudibranchs.^[2]

This genus was first described by Cheeseman in 1881 but later malacologists considered it a junior synonym of Aglaja Renier, 1807, until the genus was reinstated by Rudman in 1972 ^[3]

It differs from the other genera in Aglajidae by its external cylindrical body form with small parapodia, the shape of its small, curved and strongly calcified shell, its alimentary canal with a rigid, non-eversible buccal bulb, and the reproductive system with a short duct to the exogenous ( = originating from the outside) sperm sac and a characteristic penis.^[3]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), this genus contains the following accepted names:^[2]

Melanochlamys algirae (Adams A. in Sowerby G.B. II, 1850)
Melanochlamys aquilina S.-Q. Zhang, M.-J. Liao, Y.-G. Wang, M. Kong & B. Li, 2020
Melanochlamys barryi Gosliner, 1990
Melanochlamys chabanae Breslau, Valdés & Chichvarkhin, 2016
Melanochlamys cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881
Melanochlamys diomedea (Bergh, 1893)
Melanochlamys ezoensis (Baba, 1957)
Melanochlamys fukudai Cooke, Hanson, Hirano, Ornelas-Gatdula, Gosliner, Chernyshev & Valdés, 2014
Melanochlamys handrecki Burn, 2010
Melanochlamys kohi Cooke, Hanson, Hirano, Ornelas-Gatdula, Gosliner, Chernyshev & Valdés, 2014
Melanochlamys lorrainae (Rudman, 1968)
Melanochlamys maderensis (Watson, 1897)
Melanochlamys miqueli (Pelorce, Horst & Hoarau, 2013)
Melanochlamys papillata Gosliner, 1990
Melanochlamys queritor (Burn, 1957)
Melanochlamys wildpretii Ortea, Bacallado & Moro, 2003

Species brought into synonymy

Melanochlamys depicta (Renier, 1807): synonym of Philinopsis depicta (Renier, 1807)
Melanochlamys dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929): synonym of Philinopsis dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929)
Melanochlamys nana (Steinberg & Jones, 1960): synonym of Melanochlamys diomedea (Bergh, 1894)
Melanochlamys seurati (Vayssière, 1926): synonym of Melanochlamys algirae (Adams A. in Sowerby G.B. II, 1850)
Melanochlamys virgo (Rudman, 1968): synonym of Philinopsis virgo (Rudman, 1968)

References

^ Cheeseman, T. F. (1881). "On a new genus of opisthobranchiate Mollusca". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 13: 224. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q115566365.
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Melanochlamys Cheesman, 1881. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137639 on 5 June 2012
^ ^a ^b Rudman, W.B. (1972) On Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, a genus of the Aglajidae (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda). Pacific Science, 26(1): 50-62, 8 figs.

Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (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: pp. 180–213
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
Pelorce J., Horst D. & Hoarau A., 2013, 2012. Une nouvelle espèce de la famille Aglajidae (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) des côtes de Méditerranée française. Iberus 31(2): 165-170

External links

[1] Cheeseman, T. F. (1881). "On a new genus of opisthobranchiate Mollusca". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 13: 224. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q115566365.

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Melanochlamys Cheesman, 1881. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137639 on 5 June 2012

[Rudman-3] Rudman, W.B. (1972) On Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, a genus of the Aglajidae (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda). Pacific Science, 26(1): 50-62, 8 figs.

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