The Ptenoglossa is an informal
taxonomic group
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of
sea snails.
This group was considered
paraphyletic or
polyphyletic
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by Ponder and Lindberg (1997) in their classification of
gastropod molluscs.
The database WoRMS considers this suborder as belonging to the order (unassigned Caenogastropoda) (temporary name)
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ptenoglossa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411725 on 2020-08-02]
Taxonomy
*Superfamily
Epitonioidea
**Family
Epitoniidae
**Family
Janthinidae
**Family
Nystiellidae
*Superfamily
Eulimoidea
**Family
Eulimidae
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Description
These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumbers ...
**Family
Aclididae
*Superfamily
Triphoroidea
Triphoroidea is a superfamily of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs within the informal group Ptenoglossa.
Taxonomy
Families and subfamilies within this superfamily are as follows:
* † '' Berendinellidae'' Guzhov, 20 ...
**Family
Triphoridae
**Family
Cerithiopsidae
**Family
Newtoniellidae
Newtoniellidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Triphoroidea
Triphoroidea is a superfamily of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs within the informal grou ...
References
External links
Sea Slug Forum
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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