Lepetopsidae is an extinct family

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 gastropods in the clade Patellogastropoda

Patellogastropoda

Patellogastropoda, common name true limpets and historically called Docoglossa, is a major phylogenetic group of marine gastropods, seen either as a clade or as a taxonomic order.-Taxonomy:Patellogastropoda was proposed by David R...

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This family has no subfamilies.

Members of extant family Neolepetopsidae

Neolepetopsidae

Neolepetopsidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Patellogastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Etymology :...

 probably developed from Lepetopsidae.

Taxonomy

Lepetopsidae belongs to superfamily Neolepetopsoidea

Neolepetopsoidea

Neolepetopsoidea is considered as a synonym of Lottioidea.Previously Neolepetopsoidea was considered as a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Patellogastropoda.-Families:...

 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...

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Neolepetopsoidea was synonymized with Lottioidea

Lottioidea

Lottioidea is a superfamily of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Patellogastropoda, the true limpets.-2005 taxonomy:There are three families within Lottioidea in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi :...

 so Lepetopsidae was moved to superfamily Lottioidea in World Register of Marine Species

World Register of Marine Species

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Genera

Genera within the family Lepetopsidae include:

• Lepetopsis
  • Lepetopsis levettei White, 1882