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).[1]
| Turbinoidea | |
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| Astraea heliotropium, a turbinid | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Superfamily: | Turbinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
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Taxonomy
edit2005 taxonomy
editTurbinoidea 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
editAccording 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
edit- ^ a b 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
edit- "SuperFamily TURBINOIDEA". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2018-02-25.