Veronicelloidea
| Veronicelloidea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A live individual of Laevicaulis alte | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Systellommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Veronicelloidea Gray, 1840 |
| Families | |
|
family Veronicellidae | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rathouisioidea | |
Veronicelloidea is a superfamily of air-breathing land slugs. They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the clade Systellommatophora.[1]
Taxonomy
The following two families were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- family Veronicellidae Gray, 1840
- family Rathouisiidae Heude, 1885
References
- ↑ Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997.