Neomphalidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s or

limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails that exhibit a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. Limpets are members of the class Gastropoda, but are polyphyletic, meaning the various groups called "limpets" descended indep ...

s, specifically deep sea

hydrothermal vent A hydrothermal vent is a fissure on the seabed from which geothermally heated water discharges. They are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart at mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, and hotspot ...

limpets. This family was included in the

Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc, mollusks that form a very ancient lineage (evolution), lineage. Taxonomically the Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an O ...

, which is a clade according to the Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. It is now included in the clade

Neomphalina Neomphaloidea is a superfamily of deep-sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks. Neomphaloidea is the only superfamily in the order Neomphalida. The order Neomphalida has the largest ''in situ'' radiation in hydrothermal vent habitats. ...

. No subfamilies are included in this family. The Neomphalidae was removed from the subclass

Eogastropoda Eogastropoda was a previously used taxonomic category of snails or gastropods, a subclass which was erected by Ponder and Lindberg in 1997. It was one of two great divisions (subclasses) of the class Gastropoda, the snails. The other subclass of ...

where it was the only family in the superfamily

Neomphaloidea Neomphaloidea is a Taxonomic rank, superfamily of deep-sea snails or limpets, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc, mollusks. Neomphaloidea is the only superfamily in the order Neomphalida. The order Neomphalida has the largest ''In situ#Bi ...

McLean, 1981 and order Neomphalida (McLean, 1981).SysTax Neomphalida McLean, 1981
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Genera

Genera and species within the Neomphalidae include: * ''

Cyathermia ''Cyathermia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neomphalidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cyathermia'' include: * ''Cyathermia naticoides ''Cyathermia naticoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine ...

'' Warén & Bouchet, 1989 * ''

Lacunoides ''Lacunoides'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neomphalidae. Species Species within the genus ''Lacunoides'' include: * ''Lacunoides exquisitus ''Lacunoides exquisitus'' is a species of sea snail, a marin ...

'' Warén & Bouchet, 1989 * '' Neomphalus'' McLean, 1981 -

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...

http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/SuperFamily_NEOMPHALOIDEA.html cited 2 October 2008 * '' Planorbidella'' Warén & Bouchet, 1993 * '' Solutigyra'' Warén & Bouchet, 1989 * ''

Symmetromphalus ''Symmetromphalus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neomphalidae. Species Species within the genus ''Symmetromphalus'' include: * '' Symmetromphalus hageni'' Beck, 1992 * ''Symmetromphalus regularis ''Symm ...

'' McLean, 1990

References

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