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Hemimenia atlantica Salvini-Plawen, 2006

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hemimenia atlantica Salvini-Plawen, 2006
Name authority
Salvini-Plawen, 2006
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Solenogastres
Family
Hemimeniidae
Genus
Hemimenia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classSolenogastres Gegenbaur, 1878
  5. familyHemimeniidae Salvini-Plawen, 1978
  6. genusHemimenia Nierstrasz, 1902
  7. speciesHemimenia atlantica Salvini-Plawen, 2006

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hemimenia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hemimenia cyclomyata Salvini-Plawen, 2006HemimeniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemimenia dorsosulcata Salvini-Plawen, 1978HemimeniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemimenia glandulosa Salvini-Plawen, 2006HemimeniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemimenia intermedia Nierstrasz, 1902HemimeniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 5 records assigned to Hemimeniidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Salvini-Plawen, L. (2006). Five new Iberian Neomeniamorpha. Mollusca, Solenogastres). Iberus, 24. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3KQ42. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.