The Glacidorbidae is a

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Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

Glacidorbidae is the only family in the superfamily Glacidorboidea. Glacidorboidea has been classified within the informal group

Lower Heterobranchia Lower Heterobranchia, also known as the Allogastropoda, is a group of rather specialized, highly evolved sea slugs and sea snails, ( marine gastropod mollusks) within the subclass Heterobranchia. WoRMS (2020). "Lower Heterobranchia". Accessed at ...

in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).

2010 taxonomy

Jörger et al. (2010) redefined the major groups within the Heterobranchia; they moved Glacidorboidea to

Panpulmonata Panpulmonata is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs in the clade Heterobranchia within the clade Euthyneura. Panpulmonata was established as a new taxon by Jörger et al. in October 2010. The older name "Pulmonata" referred to a group of gast ...

.Jörger K. M., Stöger I., Kano Y., Fukuda H., Knebelsberger T. & Schrödl M. (2010). "On the origin of Acochlidia and other enigmatic euthyneuran gastropods, with implications for the systematics of Heterobranchia". ''

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Genera

Genera within the family Glacidorbidae include:Ponder, W. F., Avern, G. J. (2000). The Glacidorbidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Australia. ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 52(3): 307–353
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* '' Glacidorbis'' Iredale, 1943 – the type genus * '' Gondwanorbis'' Ponder, 1986 * '' Benthodorbis'' Ponder & Avern, 2000 * '' Striadorbis'' Ponder & Avern, 2000 * '' Tasmodorbis'' Ponder & Avern, 2000

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1054935 Gastropod families Taxa named by Winston Ponder