Xenophoroidea

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Xenophoroidea
A lateral view of a carrier shell, family Xenophoridae, with various attachments
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Xenophoroidea
Troschel, 1852 (1840)

Xenophoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

The following families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).