Turbinoidea
Turbinoidea | |
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Astraea heliotropium, a turbinid | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Turbinoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
Families | |
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Turbinoidea was a superfamily of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). But it has become an available name, because it is no longer used in the current taxonomy of gastropods sensu Williams et al. (2008).[1]
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
Turbinoidea belongs to clade Vetigastropoda according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This superfamily consisted of the three following families (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Liotiidae Gray, 1850
- Phasianellidae Swainson, 1840
2008 taxonomy
According to Williams et al. (2008)[1] the following moves were made:
- Turbinidae was moved to superfamily Trochoidea
- Liotiidae was moved to superfamily Trochoidea
- Phasianellidae was moved to newly created superfamily Phasianelloidea
References
- 1 2 Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". Zoologica Scripta 37(5): 483-506. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x
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