Addisoniidae

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Addisoniidae
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Drawing of three views of Addisonia excentrica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Addisoniidae
Dall, 1882

Addisoniidae is a family of sea snails, deepwater true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [1]

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Subfamilies and genera

Subfamilies and genera within the family Addisoniidae include: [2]

Subfamily Addisoniinae Dall, 1882

Subfamily Helicopeltinae Marshall, 1996 [3]

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References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. pp 397
  2. Discover Life info at: accessed 25 October 2009
  3. Marshall (1996) The Veliger39(3): 250.

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