Lepetodriloidea
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Lepetodriloidea is a superfamily
of small to large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
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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 to large sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
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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Families
Families within the superfamily Lepetodriloidea include:- Family LepetodrilidaeLepetodrilidaeLepetodrilidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :Genera within the family Lepetodrilidae include:* Lepetodrilus...
McLean, 1988 - Family Clypeosectidae McLean, 1989
- Family SutilizonidaeSutilizonidaeSutilizonidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .- Taxonomy :This family has no subfamilies....
McLean, 1989