Siphonarioidea
Encyclopedia
Siphonarioidea is a taxonomic
group of air-breathing sea snails or false limpets.
within the Pulmonata
.
and Hygrophila
) have been found polyphyletic and so Jörger et al. (2010) have moved Siphonarioidea to Panpulmonata
.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
group of air-breathing sea snails or false limpets.
2005 taxonomy
Siphonarioidea was previously a superfamily in the informal group BasommatophoraBasommatophora
Basommatophora was a term that was previously used as a taxonomic informal group, a group of snails within the informal group Pulmonata, the air-breathing slugs and snails...
within the Pulmonata
Pulmonata
The Pulmonata, or "pulmonates", are an informal group of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills...
.
2010 taxonomy
Basommatophora (Siphonarioidea and AmphiboloideaAmphiboloidea
Amphiboloidea is a taxonomic superfamily of air-breathing land snails.- 2005 taxonomy :According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda , it is a superfamily in the informal group Basommatophora, within the Pulmonata....
and Hygrophila
Hygrophila
Hygrophila, commonly known as the temple plants or hygros, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. There are about 125 species, of which about 40 are aquatic. The genus has a pan-tropical distribution, with some members entering sub-tropical areas. It is one of only two genera in...
) have been found polyphyletic and so Jörger et al. (2010) have moved Siphonarioidea to Panpulmonata
Panpulmonata
Panpulmonata is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs in the clade Heterobranchia within the clade Euthyneura.Panpulmonata was established as a new taxon by Jörger et al...
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