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Angarioidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Higher classification
  
Vetigastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Superfamily

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Similar
  
Gastropods, Vetigastropoda, Molluscs, Angaria, Seguenzioidea

Angarioidea is a superfamily of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.

Taxonomy

The superfamily Angarioidea was created as a new superfamily by Williams et al. (2008). The same suggest that something similar may be done in the future for Arene, but Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) note that Areneinae McLean, 2001, introduced in a congress abstract, is not an available family-level name.

This superfamily consists of the two following families:

  • Angariidae Gray, 1857 - only one genus Angaria Röding, 1798
  • Areneidae - Areneidae is however not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae is provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea according to Williams et al. (2008). It contains two genera: Arene Adams, 1845 and Cinysca Killburn, 1970.

    • References

    Angarioidea Wikipedia
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