Buccinoidea
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Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily
of very small to large predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks.
This superfamily is in the clade Neogastropoda
according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
. It was previously placed within the infraorder Neogastropoda
according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Ponder & Lindberg, 1997)
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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 very small to large predatory 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.
This superfamily is in the clade Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda is an unranked taxonomic clade of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. For many years prior to 2005 Neogastropoda was an order.- Description :...
according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (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...
. It was previously placed within the infraorder Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda is an unranked taxonomic clade of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. For many years prior to 2005 Neogastropoda was an order.- Description :...
according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Ponder & Lindberg, 1997)
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Ponder & Lindberg, 1997)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda, as revised by Winston Ponder and David R. Lindberg in 1997, is an older taxonomy of the class Gastropoda, the class of molluscs consisting of all snails and slugs...
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Families
There are six families within Buccinoidea in 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...
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- BuccinidaeBuccinidaeBuccinidae is a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.True whelks are mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
- ColubrariidaeColubrariidaeColubrariidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:* Colubraria Schumacher, 1817* Cumia Bivona-Bernardi, 1838...
- ColumbellidaeColumbellidaeColumbellidae, common name the "dove snails" or "dove shells" are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Distribution:...
- FasciolariidaeFasciolariidaeFasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea....
- NassariidaeNassariidaeNassariidae, common name nassa mud snails , or dog whelks , are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Shell description:...
- MelongenidaeMelongenidaeMelongenidae, the crown conchs, busycon whelks and their relatives, are a taxonomic family of large to very large marine gastropods in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :Genera Busycon and Busycotypus were placed in Melongenidae...