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* [[Neomphalidae]] <small>McLean, 1981</small> |
* [[Neomphalidae]] <small>McLean, 1981</small> |
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* [[Peltospiridae]] <small>McLean, 1989</small> |
* [[Peltospiridae]] <small>McLean, 1989</small> |
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* ''[[Helicrenion]]'' Warén & Bouchet, 1993 |
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* ''[[Retiskenea]]'' Warén & Bouchet, 2001 |
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* [[Velutonia (gastropod)|Vetulonia]] Dall, 1913 |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Vetigastropoda]] |
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Revision as of 19:16, 8 January 2011
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Superfamily: | Neomphaloidea |
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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.