Vanikoroidea

Vanikoroidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vanikoroidea ; Gray, 1840
Families
	See text
Synonyms
	Eulimoidea R. A. Philippi, 1853; Hipponicoidea J. E. Gray, 1840;

Last updated September 23, 2025

Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.^[2] The superfamily Eulimoidea is a synonym of Vanikoroidea.^[3]

Families

Families within the superfamily Vanikoroidea include:^[1]

Eulimidae Philippi, 1853
Vanikoridae Gray, 1840

Synonyms

Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Asterophilidae Thiele, 1925 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Enteroxenidae Schwanwitsch, 1917 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Entocolacidae Voigt, 1888 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Melanellidae Iredale, 1915 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Pelseneeriidae Schwanwitsch, 1917 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Pherusidae Locard, 1886 : synonym of Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853 (type genus a junior homonym of Pherusa Oken, 1807, and several others)
Roseniidae Nierstrasz, 1913 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Strombiformidae Iredale, 1915 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Stylinidae R. A. Philippi, 1853 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853 (Invalid: type genus [Stylina Fleming, 1828] a junior homonym)
Thycidae Thiele, 1929 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
Turtoniidae Rosén, 1910 : synonym of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853 (type genus [Turtonia Rosén, 1910] a junior homonym)

References

1 2 Vanikoroidea Gray, 1840 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.
↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
↑ Takano, T.; Kano, Y. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the relationships of the echinoderm-parasite family Eulimidae within Hypsogastropoda (Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 79: 258-269. . World Register of Marine Species , Retrieved 5 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Vanikoroidea Gray, 1840 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.

[2] Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

[3] Takano, T.; Kano, Y. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the relationships of the echinoderm-parasite family Eulimidae within Hypsogastropoda (Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 79: 258-269. . World Register of Marine Species , Retrieved 5 January 2019.

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