Platevindex
Platevindex slug on a mangrove tree in Darwin, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Systellommatophora
Superfamily: Onchidioidea
Family: Onchidiidae
Genus: Platevindex
Baker, 1938
Type species
Onchidium coriaceum
C. Semper, 1882
Synonyms[1]

Oncis Plate, 1893 (invalid: junior homonym of Oncis Herrmannsen, 1847)

Platevindex is a genus of air-breathing sea slugs, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Onchidiidae.[1] [2]

Platevindex slugs live in intertidal habitats of the Indo-West Pacific. Most Platevindex species are found in mangrove forests, but some species may be found in salt marshes or on coral rubble near mangrove trees.[2] These slugs are characterized by their dorso-ventrally flattened body and a very narrow foot.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Platevindex :[3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Platevindex condorianus (Rochebrune, 1882): synonym of Platevindex coriaceus coriaceus (Semper, 1882)
  • Platevindex coriaceum (C. Semper, 1882): synonym of Platevindex coriaceus (C. Semper, 1882) (incorrect gender ending of specific epithet)
  • Platevindex granulosus (Lesson, 1826): synonym of Onchidium granulosum Lesson, 1826
  • Platevindex inspectabilis Plate, 1893: synonym of Platevindex martensi (Plate, 1893)
  • Platevindex schneideri Hoffmann, 1932: synonym of Platevindex luteus (Semper, 1882)
  • Platevindex semperi Plate, 1893: synonym of Platevindex coriaceus coriaceus (Semper, 1882)
  • Platevindex stuxbergi (Westerlund, 1883): synonym of Onchidium stuxbergi (Westerlund, 1883)
  • Oncis coeca Plate, 1893: synonym of Platevindex amboinae (Plate, 1893)

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Platevindex H. B. Baker, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=424032 on 2021-06-30
  2. 1 2 Goulding, Tricia C.; Bourke, Adam J.; Comendador, Joseph; Khalil, Munawar; Quang, Ngo Xuan; Tan, Shau Hwai; Tan, Siong Kiat; Dayrat, Benoît (8 March 2021). "Systematic revision of Platevindex Baker, 1938 (Gastropoda: Euthyneura: Onchidiidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 737: 1–133. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.737.1259. ISSN 2118-9773.
  3. ↑ WoRMS : Platevindex; accessed : 27 June 2021
  • Dayrat, B. (2009). Review of the current knowledge of the systematics of Onchidiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) with a checklist of nominal species. Zootaxa. 2068: 1-26.


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