Mathildoidea is a
superfamily
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the informal group
Lower Heterobranchia
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mathildoidea Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411861 on 2021-06-25]
Families
Families within the superfamily Mathildoidea include:
*Family
Mathildidae
* † Family
Ampezzanildidae
The Ampezzanildidae is an extinct taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia
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* † Family
Anoptychiidae
* † Family
Gordenellidae
* Family
Tofanellidae
* † Family
Trachoecidae
References
* Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
* Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526
Lower Heterobranchia
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