Jeffreys, 1867

Description (shell):
Tiny shells (up to 3 mm long) which have the posterior margin of the outer lip produced to form a sharp point.

Animal:
This is a dubious species and its appearance in life is unknown (P. angulata-animal).

Distribution:
Distributed from Norway to the Mediterranean Sea and from north east America, to 160 m depth (Distr. P. angulata).

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Subclass Opisthobranchia
Order Cephalaspidea
Family Philinidae
Genus Philine
Species Philine angulata

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Philine angulata Jeffreys, 1867

Scientific synonyms and common names

Philine angulata Jeffreys, 1867
Ossiania angulata (Jeffreys, 1867)

Linden, J. van der, 1995. Philinidae dredged by the CANCAP expeditions (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Basteria, 59(1-3): 65-83.

Seaward, D.R., 1990. Distribution of the marine molluscs of north west Europe. Nature Conservancy Council.

Thompson, T.E., 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Synopses of the British fauna (NS), 8: 1-356.

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