Haliotoidea
Haliotoidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[1]
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| The shell of a red abalone (family Haliotidae). The coin is a quarter, approx 24 mm across. | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Haliotoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
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Families
The superfamily Haliotoidea contains (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) two families:
- The recent family Haliotidae, also known as abalones
- The extinct family Temnotropidae.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Haliotoidea. |
- Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
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