| 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 is no longer used in the current taxonomy of gastropods sensu Williams et al. (2008).
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) 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
- ^ 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
External links
- "SuperFamily TURBINOIDEA". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Turbinoidea | |