Lepetelloidea
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Lepetelloidea is a superfamily
of sea snail
s, small deepwater limpet
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
). (Previously this superfamily was in the order Cocculiniformia.)
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 sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, small deepwater limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
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....
(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...
). (Previously this superfamily was in the order Cocculiniformia.)
Families
Families within the superfamily Lepetelloidea include:- AddisoniidaeAddisoniidaeAddisoniidae is a family of sea snails, deepwater true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .- Subfamilies and genera :...
- BathyphytophilidaeBathyphytophilidaeBathyphytophilidae is a family of very small deepwater sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :...
- CaymanabyssiidaeCaymanabyssiidaeCaymanabyssiidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies....
- CocculinellidaeCocculinellidaeCocculinellidae is a family of small sea snails, deepwater limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda . This family has no subfamilies....
- LepetellidaeLepetellidaeLepetellidae is a taxonomic family of small deepwater sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Lepetelloidea in the clade Vetigastropoda...
Dall, 1881- Choristellinae - in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda according to Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Taxonomy 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...
, the group of species previously known as the family Choristellidae was reranked as Choristellinae, a subfamily of Lepetellidae.
- Choristellinae - in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda according to Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
- OsteopeltidaeOsteopeltidaeOsteopeltidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies....
- PseudococculinidaePseudococculinidaePseudococculinidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :Amphiplica Haszprunar, 1988...
- PyropeltidaePyropeltidaePyropeltidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :Genera in the family Pyropeltidae include:...