Ptenoglossa
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The Ptenoglossa is an informal taxonomic group of sea snail
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It was considered paraphyletic or polyphyletic by Ponder and Lindberg (1997) in their classification of the molluscs.
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
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It was considered paraphyletic or polyphyletic by Ponder and Lindberg (1997) in their classification of the molluscs.
Taxonomy
- Superfamily EpitonioideaEpitonioideaEpitonioidea is a superfamily of planktonic and ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs within the informal group Ptenoglossa. This superfamily includes the wentletraps and the purple snails.-Taxonomy:...
- Family Epitoniidae
- Family JanthinidaeJanthinidaeJanthinidae, common name the purple snails or violet snails, are a family of pelagic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Ptenoglossa of the clade Hypsogastropoda....
- Family NystiellidaeNystiellidaeNystiellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Epitonioidea which includes the wentletraps, the purple snails and their allies. This family was previously considered as a subfamily of Epitoniidae...
- Superfamily EulimoideaEulimoideaThe Eulimoidea is a superfamily of ectoparasitic sea snails, terrestrial and marine gastropod molluscs within the informal group Ptenoglossa.-Taxonomy:Families and subfamilies within this superfamily are as follows:*Family Eulimidae R.A. Philippi, 1853...
- Family EulimidaeEulimidaeEulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Eulimoidea.These small snails live on or in echinoderms and have a proboscis which they extend into their host's body cavity.-Genera:...
- Family AclididaeAclididaeAclididae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the superfamily Eulimoidea.-Taxonomy:Genera in the family Aclididae include:* Abyssoaclis de Barros et al., 2003* Aclis S.L. Lovén, 1846 - type genus...
- Family Eulimidae
- Superfamily TriphoroideaTriphoroideaThe Triphoroidea is a superfamily of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks within the informal group Ptenoglossa.-Taxonomy:Families and subfamilies within this superfamily are as follows:...
- Family TriphoridaeTriphoridaeTriphoridae are a family of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the informal group Ptenoglossa in the clade Hypsogastropoda. Almost all the species in this family are micromollusks.-Shell description:...
- Family CerithiopsidaeCerithiopsidaeCerithiopsidae are a family of very small and minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Gastropods in this family are known as cerithiopsids....
- Family NewtoniellidaeNewtoniellidaeNewtoniellidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Triphoroidea.It contains the following subfamilies :* Adelacerithiinae** Adelacerithium Ludbrook, 1941* Ataxocerithiinae...
- Family Triphoridae