Neomphalidae

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Neomphalidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda Order: Neomphalida McLean, 1981 Superfamily: Neomphaloidea McLean, 1981 Family: Neomphalidae McLean, 1981
Genera and species
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Neomphalidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or limpets, specifically deepsea hydrothermal vent rift limpets in the subclass Eogastropoda.

This is the only family in the superfamily Neomphaloidea and the order Neomphalida.

(Note: Gastropod taxonomy has been in flux for more than half a century, and this is especially true currently, because of new research in molecular phylogeny. Because of all the on-going changes, different reliable sources can yield very different classifications. This is especially true within groups which are poorly understood in general.)

[edit] Genera and species within the family Neomphalidae

• Cyathermia Warén & Bouchet, 1989
  • Cyathermia naticoides Warén & Bouchet, 1989
• Neomphalus Parker (1982)
  • Neomphalus fretterae McLean, 1981 - the Galapagos rift limpet

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