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Revision as of 19:17, 8 January 2011
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Neomphaloidea is a superfamily of deep-sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). They are commonly known as "hydrothermal vent limpets".
The other superfamily of hydrothermal vent limpets is the Lepetodriloidea.
Families
Families within the Neomphaloidea include:
- Melanodrymiidae Salvini-Plawen & Steiner, 1995
- Neomphalidae McLean, 1981
- Peltospiridae McLean, 1989
A few genera have been unassigned :
- Helicrenion Warén & Bouchet, 1993
- Retiskenea Warén & Bouchet, 2001
- Vetulonia Dall, 1913
References
- ^ McLean J. H. (8 December 1981). "The Galapagos rift limpet Neomphalus: relevance to understanding the evolution of a major paleozoic-mesozoic radiation". Malacologia 21(1-2): 291-336.
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