Buccinoidea | |
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A shell of Penion maximus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
Families | |
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Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This superfamily is in the clade Neogastropoda according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). It had been placed within the infraorder Neogastropoda according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Ponder & Lindberg, 1997).
These families are within Buccinoidea in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
The Colidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, belonging to the superfamily Buccinoidea.
Neogastropoda is an order of sea snails, both freshwater and marine gastropod molluscs.
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
The Melongenidae, the crown conchs and their relatives, are a taxonomic family of large to very large marine gastropods in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
Olivellinae, are a subfamily of small predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells, in the family Olividae. The shells sometimes show muted but attractive colors, and may have some patterning.
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
Olivoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of minute to medium-large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.
Calagrassor poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.
The Ancillariidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea. They are gastropods, which belong to the larger group of mollusks. This family is part of the superfamily Cypraeoidea, which includes cowries, a well-known group of sea snails.
Turbinelloidea is a superfamily of sea snails in the order Neogastropoda. It comprises the following families:
The Prodotiidae are a taxonomic family of sea snails, often known as whelks.
The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The Austrosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks.
The Buccinanopsidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The Eosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.
The Neptuneinae are taxonomic subfamily of large sea snails, often known as whelks.
The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.
Volutharpa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
The Tudiclidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.