Plawenia

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Plawenia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Solenogastres
Family: Simrothiellidae
Genus: Plawenia
Scheltema & Schander, 2000
Type species
Simrothiella schizoradulataSalvini-Plawen, 1978

Plawenia a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks. [1] [2]

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References

  1. García-Álvarez, Óscar; v. Salvini-Plawen, Luitfried (2007). "Species and diagnosis of the Families and Genera of Solenogastres (Mollusca)" (PDF). Iberus. 25 (2): 73–143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plawenia Scheltema & Schander, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180846 on 2021-04-14