Smeagolida, a new order of gymnomorph mollusc from New Zealand based on a new genus and species
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 7 (4) , 513-522
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1980.11760683
Abstract
Smeagol manneringi n.gen. & sp. is erected as the only known representative of a new order, Smeagolida, and is compared with existing gymnomorph orders. The relative ranking of Gymnomorpha, Opisthobranchia, and Pulmonata is discussed, and use of the name Systellommatophora is abandoned. The gymnomorph slugs are interpreted as a polyphyletic assemblage of stem euthyneurans, but subclass Gymnomorpha is retained as a convenient grouping.Keywords
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