Xenophoroidea
Xenophoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.[1]
| Xenophoroidea | |
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| A lateral view of a carrier shell, family Xenophoridae, with various attachments | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Xenophoroidea Troschel, 1852 (1840) |
Taxonomy
The following families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- family Xenophoridae
- family † Lamelliphoridae
References
- Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
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