Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda | Phylum Mollusca Rank Superfamily | |
Similar Acteonoidea, Amphiboloidea, Glacidorbidae, Valvatoidea, Elasmognatha | ||
Runcinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily (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 gastropod mollusks in the clade Euopisthobranchia.
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2005 taxonomy
Runcinoidea was recognized as a superfamily in the clade Cephalaspidea, within the informal group Opisthobranchia in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
They also recognized two families, Runcinidae and Ilbiidae.
2009 taxonomy
Malaquias et al. (2009) 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.
Families
Families within the Runcinoidea include: