Limacinoidea
Appearance
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a free-floating Limacina helicina | |
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Superfamily: | Limacinoidea Gray, 1840
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The superfamily Limacinoidea is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.[1]
Families
These families previously belonged to the superfamily Cavolinioidea.
- Creseidae Rampal, 1973
- Limacinidae Rampal, 1973
- Families brought into synonymy
- Spiratellidae Dall, 1921: synonym of Limacinidae
- Spirialidae Chenu, 1859: synonym of Limacinidae
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Limacinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411902 on 2012-07-19