Angarioidea
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Angarioidea is a superfamily
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of small 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 Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order although they are a clade in Bouchet and Rocroi, 2005....

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Taxonomy

The superfamily Angarioidea was created as a new superfamily by Williams et al. (2008).

This superfamily consists of the two following families:
  • Angariidae
    Angaria (gastropod)
    Angaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Angariidae. Angaria is the only genus in the family Angariidae.- 2005 taxonomy :...

     Gray, 1857 - only one genus Angaria
    Angaria (gastropod)
    Angaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Angariidae. Angaria is the only genus in the family Angariidae.- 2005 taxonomy :...

    Röding, 1798
  • Areneidae
    Areneidae
    Areneidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.Areneidae is not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae is provisionaly placed within the superfamily Angarioidea according to Williams et al. ....

     - Areneidae is however not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae is provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea according to Williams et al. (2008). It contains two genera: Arene
    Arene (gastropod)
    Arene is a genus of small sea snails that have a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Areneidae.The genus Arene are placed within the family Areneidae, although Areneidae was not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae is provisionaly placed within the superfamily...

    Adams, 1845 and Cinysca
    Cinysca
    Cinysca is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Areneidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cinysca include:* Cinysca alvesi Rubio & Rolan, 2002* Cinysca arlequin Rubio & Rolan, 2002...

    Killburn, 1970.
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