| Navanax | |
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| Navanax inermis from Catalina Island, California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Family: | Aglajidae |
| Genus: | Navanax Pilsbry, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Strategus inermisJ.G. Cooper, 1863 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Navanax is a genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae. [1]
Species in the genus Navanax include: [2] [3]
The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia. Bubble shells is another common name for these families of marine gastropods, some of which have thin bubble-like shells. This clade contains more than 600 species.
Navanax inermis, common name the California aglaja, is a large species of predatory sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. Navanax is not a nudibranch, even though it somewhat resembles one; it belongs to a more ancient lineage of opisthobranchs called the cephalaspideans or head shield slugs and snails.
Janolus is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae. The name Janolus is derived from the two-headed god Janus, in ancient Roman mythology.
Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.
Haustrum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Haustrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Hipponix, common name hoof snails or hoof shells, is a genus of small sea snails with limpet-like shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. Many of the species in this genus have white shells.
Homalopoma, common name the dwarf turbans, is a genus of mostly very small sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropoda molluscs in the subfamily Colloniinae of the family Colloniidae.
The sensory organs of gastropods include olfactory organs, eyes, statocysts and mechanoreceptors. Gastropods have no sense of hearing.
Fossarina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Cantharidella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Trochinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Modelia is a genus of medium to large sea snails in which the shell has a pearly interior and the snail has a calcareous operculum; marine gastropod mollusks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Fissurisepta is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae.
Kermia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Austrodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
Munditia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.
Monstrotyphis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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.
Jonas Axel Boeck was a Norwegian marine biologist.
Aglaja is a genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae. The genus is found in all warm and temperate oceans.
Navanax aenigmaticus common name the mysterious aglaja is a species of Navanax found in the Pacific Coast of Central America.
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