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<\/div>Philinopsis speciosa (60mm) @ Hekili Point, Maui, Hawaii 14-11-2008<\/em> by Cory Pittman (www.seaslugsofhawaii.com)<\/center><\/span><\/p>WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3>Current accepted name: Philinopsis speciosa<\/em> Pease, 1860<\/strong><\/div>Current classification<\/h4>Superdomain<\/th>Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Kingdom<\/th>Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Phylum<\/th>Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Class<\/th>Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Subclass<\/th>Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Infraclass<\/th>Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Subterclass<\/th>Tectipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Order<\/th>Cephalaspidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Superfamily<\/th>Philinoidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Family<\/th>Aglajidae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Genus<\/th>Philinopsis<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>Species<\/th>Philinopsis speciosa<\/em> Pease, 1860<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [559039<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Taxonomic note:<\/strong> This is species is reported in many web pages and literature as P. cyanea<\/em>, however, because P. speciosa<\/em> is an older name, as well as the type of the genus, we have chosen to replace the name P. cyanea<\/em> with that of P. speciosa.\u00a0<\/em>This is also WoRMS approach.<\/p>\nSynonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n\nAglaja cyanea<\/i> (Martens, 1879)<\/span><\/li>\nDoridium cyaneum<\/i> Martens, 1879<\/span><\/li>\nPhilinopsis cyanea<\/i> (Martens, 1879)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDescription<\/strong><\/p>\nBiology<\/strong><\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPhilinopsis<\/em>: means similar to\u00a0Philine<\/em>, where Philine<\/em> is another genus of Cephalaspideans.<\/li>\nPhiline<\/em>. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two\u00a0Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.<\/li>\nSpeciosa<\/em>. From Latin “speciose”, with elegance, magnificently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
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Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [559039<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Taxonomic note:<\/strong> This is species is reported in many web pages and literature as P. cyanea<\/em>, however, because P. speciosa<\/em> is an older name, as well as the type of the genus, we have chosen to replace the name P. cyanea<\/em> with that of P. speciosa.\u00a0<\/em>This is also WoRMS approach.<\/p>\nSynonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n\nAglaja cyanea<\/i> (Martens, 1879)<\/span><\/li>\nDoridium cyaneum<\/i> Martens, 1879<\/span><\/li>\nPhilinopsis cyanea<\/i> (Martens, 1879)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDescription<\/strong><\/p>\nBiology<\/strong><\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPhilinopsis<\/em>: means similar to\u00a0Philine<\/em>, where Philine<\/em> is another genus of Cephalaspideans.<\/li>\nPhiline<\/em>. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two\u00a0Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.<\/li>\nSpeciosa<\/em>. From Latin “speciose”, with elegance, magnificently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
Synonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n\nAglaja cyanea<\/i> (Martens, 1879)<\/span><\/li>\nDoridium cyaneum<\/i> Martens, 1879<\/span><\/li>\nPhilinopsis cyanea<\/i> (Martens, 1879)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDescription<\/strong><\/p>\nBiology<\/strong><\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPhilinopsis<\/em>: means similar to\u00a0Philine<\/em>, where Philine<\/em> is another genus of Cephalaspideans.<\/li>\nPhiline<\/em>. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two\u00a0Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.<\/li>\nSpeciosa<\/em>. From Latin “speciose”, with elegance, magnificently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
Description<\/strong><\/p>\nBiology<\/strong><\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPhilinopsis<\/em>: means similar to\u00a0Philine<\/em>, where Philine<\/em> is another genus of Cephalaspideans.<\/li>\nPhiline<\/em>. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two\u00a0Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.<\/li>\nSpeciosa<\/em>. From Latin “speciose”, with elegance, magnificently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
Biology<\/strong><\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPhilinopsis<\/em>: means similar to\u00a0Philine<\/em>, where Philine<\/em> is another genus of Cephalaspideans.<\/li>\nPhiline<\/em>. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two\u00a0Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.<\/li>\nSpeciosa<\/em>. From Latin “speciose”, with elegance, magnificently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPhilinopsis<\/em>: means similar to\u00a0Philine<\/em>, where Philine<\/em> is another genus of Cephalaspideans.<\/li>\nPhiline<\/em>. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two\u00a0Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.<\/li>\nSpeciosa<\/em>. From Latin “speciose”, with elegance, magnificently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
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