Runcinoidea is a

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(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) or a clade Runcinaecea (according to the Malaquias et al. (2009)) of sea slugs, marine

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s in the order RuncinidaJörger 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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'' 10: 323. .MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Runcinoidea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411898 on 2021-04-12

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

Runcinoidea was recognized as a superfamily in the clade

Cephalaspidea The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia.Jörger K. M., Stöger I., Kano Y., Fukuda H., ...

, within the informal group

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in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). They also recognized two families, Runcinidae and Ilbiidae.

2009 taxonomy

Malaquias et al. (2009)Malaquias M. A. E., Dodds J. M., Bouchet P. & Reid D. G. (2009). "A molecular phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Euthyneura): Architectibranchia redefined and Runcinacea reinstated". ''

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'' 38(1): 23-41. . reinstated Runcinacea as a valid taxon outside the Cephalaspidea. They also recognized two families Runcinidae (with genus ''Runcina'') and Ilbiidae, but they did not mention superfamilies.

2010 taxonomy

Jörger et al. 2010 moved Runcinacea to the

Euopisthobranchia Euopisthobranchia is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs in the clade Heterobranchia within the clade Euthyneura. This clade was established as a new taxon by Jörger et al. in October 2010. Euopisthobranchia is a monophyletic portion of the ...

2017 taxonomy

Runcinoidea was classified in the order Runcinida by the revised classification of the Gastropoda.Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families" by Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hausdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, Alexander Nützel, Pavel Parkhaev, Michael Schrödl and Ellen E. Strong in Malacologia, 2017, 61(1–2): 1–52

Families

Families within the Runcinoidea include: * Family Runcinidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * Family Ilbiidae Burn, 1963 ;Synonyms: * Ildicidae Burn, 1963: synonym of Runcinidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * Peltidae Vayssière, 1885: synonym of Runcinidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q7379719 Euopisthobranchia