Bulloidea

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda		Phylum Mollusca Rank Superfamily
Similar Retusidae, Bulla, Acteonoidea, Retusa, Cephalaspidea

Bulloidea how to pronounce it

Bulloidea is a superfamily of sea snails, or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks.

Acteocinidae Dall, 1913

Bullidae Gray, 1827

Retusidae Thiele, 1925(not monophyletic)

Rhizoridae Dell, 1952

Families brought into synonymy

Bullariidae Dall, 1908: synonym of Bullidae Gray, 1827

Vesicidae J. Q. Burch, 1945: synonym of Bullidae Gray, 1827

Volvulellidae Chaban, 2000: synonym of Rhizoridae Dell, 1952

Volvulidae Locard, 1886: synonym of Rhizoridae Dell, 1952

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