Biology:Navanax

Short description: Genus of gastropods

Navanax
Navanax inermis from Catalina Island, California
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Cephalaspidea
Family:	Aglajidae
Genus:	Navanax Pilsbry, 1895
Type species
Strategus inermis J.G. Cooper, 1863
Species
See text
Synonyms
Navarchus J.G. Cooper, 1863 (Invalid: junior homonym of Navarchus Filippi & Verany, 1859 [Pisces]; Navanax is a replacement name) Posterobranchaea d'Orbigny, 1835 Strategus J.G. Cooper, 1863 (Invalid: junior homonym of Strategus Kirby & Spence, 1828 [Coleoptera]; Navarchus J.G. Cooper, 1863 and Navanax Pilsbry, 1895 are replacement names )

Navanax is a genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.

Species

Species in the genus Navanax include:

• Navanax aenigmaticus (Bergh, 1893) - mysterious aglaja
• Navanax gemmatus (Mörch, 1863)
• Navanax inermis (J. G. Cooper, 1863) - California aglaja
• Navanax orbignyanus (Rochebrune, 1881)
• Navanax polyalphos (Gosliner & Williams, 1972)

References

• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

Wikidata ☰ Q3169075 entry