Tonnoidea

Tonnoidea
A live but retracted individual of Cabestana spengleri, a species in the Ranellidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Suter, 1913 (1825)
Families

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Synonyms

Cassoidea (junior synonym)

The Tonnoidea are a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Littorinimorpha. This superfamily includes many very large species.

Nomenclature

Beu (1998, 2008) favours usage of Tonnoidea and Tonnidae rather than Cassoidea and Cassidae preferred by Riedel (1995). This is in agreement with the action of Thiele (1925) who placed Tonnidae and Cassidae under "stirps Tonnacea", therefore acting as first reviser under ICZN art. 24

Families

Families within the superfamily Tonnoidea include:

Families brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tonnoidea Suter, 1913 (1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).