Abyssochrysoidea
Encyclopedia
Abyssochrysoidea is a superfamily
of deep water sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda
.
These snails are part of the fauna of the hydrothermal vent
s and other deep-water habitats.
These two families Provaniidae and Abyssochrysidae were previously placed in the "Zygopleuroid group" (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
Subsequently was Provannidae placed in the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea by Kaim et al. (2008) and then also Abyssochrysidae was moved to Abyssochrysoidea.
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of deep water sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Caenogastropoda is a taxonomic clade of a large diverse group of mostly marine gastropods.Caenogastropoda contains a majority of the families of shelled marine molluscs including such families as the periwinkles, cowries, wentletraps, moon snails, and cone snails.About 60% of all living gastropods...
.
These snails are part of the fauna of the hydrothermal vent
Hydrothermal vent
A hydrothermal vent is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues. Hydrothermal vents are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart, ocean basins, and hotspots. Hydrothermal vents exist because the earth is both...
s and other deep-water habitats.
Families
Families within the superfamily Abyssochryoidea include:- AbyssochrysidaeAbyssochrysidaeAbyssochrysidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda .- Taxonomy :...
- ProvannidaeProvannidaeProvannidae is a family of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda .- Habitat :...
These two families Provaniidae and Abyssochrysidae were previously placed in the "Zygopleuroid group" (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
).
Subsequently was Provannidae placed in the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea by Kaim et al. (2008) and then also Abyssochrysidae was moved to Abyssochrysoidea.