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Colpodaspididae
Colpodaspididae is a family of tiny head-shield slugs (Cephalaspidea) containing the genus Colpodaspis; it was recently separated from Diaphanidae because of distinctive anatomical features. Members have a completely internal, globular shell with a short protruding spire. Most species are only a few millimetres long and are easily overlooked. The family has a remarkably wide geographic and depth range, including the Indo-West Pacific and the North-East Atlantic.
Minute slugs (often around 3 mm) in which the mantle completely covers a small rounded shell, giving a humped body. The foot has expanded front lobes and an extended tail behind. Known Indo-Pacific forms are often dark brown with raised white patches containing yellow spots. Unlike Haminoeidae and other bubble shells, no shell is visible from outside.
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