Lóven, 1845

Uniformly cylindrical body, sometimes with an anteriorly placed constriction. The radular teeth are represented only by pairs of isolated denticles without basal connections or are entirely lacking; lateral supports simple when present, basal plate strongly developed. The foot-shield is homogeneous and the digestive midgut gland is long.

Source: Jones and Baxter, 1987.

The following species occurs in the region:

Chaetoderma nitidulum

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Caudofoveata
Order Chaetodermatida
Family Chaetodermatidae
Genus Chaetoderma

Scientific synonyms and common names

Crystallophrisson Möbius, 1875

Jones, A.M. & J.M. Baxter, 1987. Molluscs: Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda. Synopses of the British fauna (NS), 37: 1-123.

Salvini-Plawen, L. v., 1975. Mollusca Caudofoveata. Marine Invertebrates of Scandinavia. No. 4. The Norwegian Research Council for Science and Humanities.

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