| Epimenia | |
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| A preserved specimen of Epimenia verrucosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Solenogastres |
| Family: | Epimeniidae |
| Genus: | Epimenia Nierstrasz, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Proneomenia australisThiele, 1897 | |
Epimenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogasters, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusks. [1] [2]
During the development of species in this genus, the sclerites start out as solid tips, then a hollow stalk develops that is subsequently infilled. [3]
The Solenogastres, common name the solenogasters, are one class of small, worm-like, shell-less molluscs (Aplacophora), the other class being the Caudofoveata (Chaetodermomorpha).
Syngenoherpiidae is a family of solenogaster, a shell-less worm-like mollusk.
Anamenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusk.
Strophomenia is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks.
Simrothiella is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks.
Kruppomenia is a genus of solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusk.
Cyclomenia is a genus of solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusk.
Dinomenia is a genus of solenogaster, one kind of small, shell-less mollusk.
Rhopalomenia is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks.
Epiherpia is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like molluscs.
Utralvoherpia is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks.
Sputoherpia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogaster, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks.
Spengelomenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks.
Proparamenia is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like marine mollusks.
Pruvotinidae is a diverse taxonomic family of cavibelonian solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like marine mollusks.
Kruppomenia is a family of solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusk.
Rhopalomeniidae is a family of solenogaster,, a kind of shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusk.
Strophomeniidae is a family of solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusk.
Epimeniidae is a family of solenogaster, a shell-less worm-like mollusk.
Amphimeniidae is a family of solenogaster, a shell-less worm-like mollusk.