Asperspina
Introduction '''''Asperspina''''' is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea.
Taxonomy Asperspinidae has been listed as a synonym of Parhedylidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010) is ''Asperspina'' is the only genus in the family '''Asperspinidae'''. Minicheviellidae is a junior synonym of Asperspinidae.
Species Species within the genus ''Asperspina'' include:* ''Asperspina brambelli'' (Swedmark, 1968)* ''Asperspina murmanica'' (Kudinskaya & Minichev, 1978) - synonym: ''Minicheviella murmanica'' (Kuchinskaja & Minichev, 1978)* ''Asperspina rhopalotecta'' Salvini-Plawen, 1973* ''Asperspina loricata'' (Swedmark, 1968)* ''Asperspina riseri'' (Morse, 1976)
References
Further reading * "Heartless and primitive? 3D reconstruction of the polar acochlidian gastropod ''Asperspina murmanica''". * Hochberg R. (2007). "Serotonin-like Immunoreactivity in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems of the Interstitial Acochlidean ''Asperspina'' sp. (Opisthobranchia)". ''Biological Bulletin'' '''213''': 43-54.HTM.