Angarioidea
| Angarioidea | |
|---|---|
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| Views of two shells of Angaria delphinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Angarioidea John Edward Gray, 1857 |
Angarioidea is a superfamily of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda. [1]
Taxonomy
The superfamily Angarioidea was created as a new superfamily by Williams et al. (2008).[2] The same suggest that something similar may be done in the future for Arene, but Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) note that Areneinae McLean, 2001, introduced in a congress abstract, is not an available family-level name. [1]
This superfamily consists of the two following families:[2]
- Angariidae Gray, 1857 - only one genus Angaria Röding, 1798
- Areneidae - Areneidae is however not officially described as a taxon name.[1] Areneidae is provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea according to Williams et al. (2008).[2] It contains two genera: Arene Adams, 1845 and Cinysca Killburn, 1970.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gofas, S. (2012). Angarioidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382199 on 2012-12-30
- 1 2 3 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
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