Shell Family of Taiwan
Philinidae 薄泡螺科contain15 species in Taiwan,show1 - 15
 
Philinidae 薄泡螺科Shell thin, mostly internal. Body whorl extremely large. Spire small. Animal much larger than shell, not withdrawal into shell, cylindrical or dorso-ventrally flattened elliptical, with a large cephalic shield. Jaw absent. Radular teeth consisted of a central tooth, a lateral tooth, and none or up to 6 marginal teeth. Gizzard contains 3 calcareous stomachal plates.
Senitfic Name
Chinese Name
omenclator
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 Globophiline huanghenensis   Lin  
 Hermania infantilis   Habe, 1950  
 Philine argentata 棉花薄泡螺  Gould, 1859  
 Philine cf. aperta   (Linnaeus, 1758)  
 Philine kinglipini   Tchang  
 Philine kurodai 黑田薄泡螺  Habe, 1949  
 Philine orca   Gosliner, 1988  
 Philine orientalis   A. Adams  
 Philine otukai 大塚薄泡螺  Habe, 1946  
 Philine rubrata   Gosliner, 1988  
 Philine scalpta   A. Adams  
 Philine vitrea 面紗薄泡螺  Gould, 1859  
 Yokoyamaia acutangula   (A. Adams)  
 Yokoyamaia orientalis   Lin  
 Yokoyamaia pygmaea   (Yokoyama, 1922)