Abyssochrysoidea | |
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Two preserved specimens of Alviniconcha hessleri, family Provannidae | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: |
Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927 |
Abyssochrysoidea is a superfamily of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the order Caenogastropoda. [1]
These marine snails are part of the fauna of the hydrothermal vents and other deep-water habitats.
Families within the superfamily Abyssochryoidea include:
These two families Provaniidae and Abyssochrysidae were previously placed in the "Zygopleuroid group" (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Subsequently Provannidae was placed in the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea by Kaim et al. (2008) [2] and then Abyssochrysidae was also moved to Abyssochrysoidea. [3]
Abyssochrysoidea | |
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Two preserved specimens of Alviniconcha hessleri, family Provannidae | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: |
Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927 |
Abyssochrysoidea is a superfamily of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the order Caenogastropoda. [1]
These marine snails are part of the fauna of the hydrothermal vents and other deep-water habitats.
Families within the superfamily Abyssochryoidea include:
These two families Provaniidae and Abyssochrysidae were previously placed in the "Zygopleuroid group" (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Subsequently Provannidae was placed in the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea by Kaim et al. (2008) [2] and then Abyssochrysidae was also moved to Abyssochrysoidea. [3]