Nerineoidea
Encyclopedia
†Nerineoidea is a superfamily
of extinct sea snail
s, fossil marine
gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia
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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 extinct sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, fossil 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 informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Lower Heterobranchia
Lower Heterobranchia, also known as the Allogastropoda, is a group of rather specialized, highly-evolved sea slugs and sea snails, within the clade Heterobranchia...
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Families
Families within the superfamily Nerineoidea include:- † Family NerineidaeNerineidaeThe Nerineidae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.-Genera:Genera within the family Nerineidae include:* Nerinea, the type genus* Bactroptyxis...
- † Family CeritellidaeCeritellidaeThe †Ceritellidae is an extinct taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.- References :*...
- † Family NerinellidaeNerinellidae†Nerinellidae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia....