Acteonoidea
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| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea d'Orbigny, 1843
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Acteonoidea is a superfamily of sea snails, or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
In the new taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), the superfamily Acteonoidea has been included into the new Informal Group "Lower Heterobranchia" (Heterostropha sensu Ponder & Warén, 1988), also known as the Allogastropoda[1].
Families
Currently, the families within the superfamily Acteonoidea are:
- family Acteonidae d' Orbigny, 1843
- family Bullinidae Gray, 1850
- family Aplustridae Gray, 1847 (former name Hydatinidae has been declared invalid)
- † family Acteonellidae Gill, 1871
- † family Zardinellidae Bandel, 1994
References
- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. Issn = 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278