Omalogyroidea is a
superfamily
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of minute
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the informal group
Lower Heterobranchia
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Omalogyroidea G.O. Sars, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411864 on 2020-05-15]
Families
There are two families within the superfamily Omalogyroidea; one of them is composed entirely of extinct species:
*Family
Omalogyridae
Omalogyridae are a family of minute and microscopic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Lower Heterobranchia, also known as the Allogastropoda, is a group of rather specialized, ...
* † Family
Stuoraxidae
The Stuoraxidae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc
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References
Lower Heterobranchia
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