Ventral furrow present. Gills, when present, developed as folds, not bi-pectinate. Mouth without foot-shield. Mouth and anal chamber may be terminal and a radula may be present.
Source: Jones and Baxter, 1987.
The following subtaxa of this class occur in the region:
Order Cavibelonia Family Dondersiidae Genus Nematomenia Nematomeniabanyulensis Order Neomeniamorpha Family Neomeniidae Genus Neomenia Neomeniacarinata Order Pholidoskepia Genus Rhopalomenia Family Rhopalomeniidae Rhopalomeniaaglaopheniae
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Solenogastres
Scientific synonyms and common names
Aplacophora: Neomenioidea
Jones, A.M. & J.M. Baxter, 1987. Molluscs: Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda. Synopses of the British fauna (NS), 37: 1-123.
Poppe, G.T. & Y. Goto, 1991. European Seashells. Vol. I. 352 pp. Wiesbaden/Verlag Christa Hemmen.
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