Neolepetopsoidea
Encyclopedia
Neolepetopsoidea is considered as a synonym
of Lottioidea
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Previously Neolepetopsoidea was considered as a superfamily
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks within the clade Patellogastropoda
.
) include:
(Families that are exclusively fossil are indicated with a dagger: †)
Neolepetopsoidea was synonymized with Lottioidea
so all these three families also moved to superfamily Lottioidea in World Register of Marine Species
.
Synonym (taxonomy)
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that is or was used for a taxon of organisms that also goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies...
of 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 :...
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Previously Neolepetopsoidea was considered as 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 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 within 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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Families
Families within the superfamily Neolepetopsoidea according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by 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...
) include:
- Family NeolepetopsidaeNeolepetopsidaeNeolepetopsidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Patellogastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Etymology :...
McLeanJames Hamilton McLeanJames Hamilton McLean is an American malacologist, a biologist who studies mollusks. He specializes in marine gastropods. He has studied many families of Eastern Pacific gastropods including the Fissurellidae, Trochidae, Turbinidae and Liotiidae, and also has investigated deep sea gastropods from...
, 1990 - symmetrical limpets - † Family DaminilidaeDaminilidaeDaminilidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Patellogastropoda.This family has no subfamilies.- Taxonomy :...
HornýHornyHorny is an adjective that can mean any one of the following:* An animal that possesses a horn * A slang term that describes a person who is sexually aroused and/or desires sexual satisfaction; hypersexual...
, 1961 - † Family LepetopsidaeLepetopsidaeLepetopsidae is an extinct family of gastropods in the clade Patellogastropoda.This family has no subfamilies.Members of extant family Neolepetopsidae probably developed from Lepetopsidae.- Taxonomy :...
McLeanJames Hamilton McLeanJames Hamilton McLean is an American malacologist, a biologist who studies mollusks. He specializes in marine gastropods. He has studied many families of Eastern Pacific gastropods including the Fissurellidae, Trochidae, Turbinidae and Liotiidae, and also has investigated deep sea gastropods from...
, 1990
(Families that are exclusively fossil are indicated with a dagger: †)
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 all these three families also moved to superfamily Lottioidea in World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
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