Turbinelloidea

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Turbinelloidea
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Turbinella pyrum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Rafinesque, 1815
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Coluzea mariae

Turbinelloidea is a superfamily of sea snails in the order Neogastropoda. It comprises the following families: [1]

Families brought into synonymy

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Fasciolariidae Family of gastropods

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Ancillariidae Family of gastropods

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Turbinelloidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988101 on 2019-01-01