Amphiboloidea is a taxonomic superfamily of air-breathing

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Distribution

Amphibolids are found in

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intertidal

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, saltmarsh and estuarine

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Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

According to the

taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised in 2005 by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is a system for the scientific classification of gastropod mollusks (Gastropods are a taxonomic class of animals which consists of snails and sl ...

, it is a superfamily in the informal group Basommatophora, within the Pulmonata. This superfamily has contained only one family, the Amphibolidae.

2007 taxonomy

Golding et al. (2007)Golding R. E., Ponder W. F. & Byrne M. (2007). "Taxonomy and anatomy of Amphiboloidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Archaeopulmonata)". ''

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have established new families: * Maningrididae Golding, Ponder & Byrne, 2007 - with the only species '' Maningrida arnhemensis'' * Phallomedusidae Golding, Ponder & Byrne, 2007

2010 taxonomy

Basommatophora ( Siphonarioidea and Amphiboloidea and Hygrophila) have been found

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and so Jörger et al. (2010)Jörger K. M., Stöger I., Kano Y., Fukuda H., Knebelsberger T. & Schrödl M. (2010). "On the origin of Acochlidia and other enigmatic euthyneuran gastropods, with implications for the systematics of Heterobranchia". ''

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'' 10: 323. . have moved Amphiboloidea to

Panpulmonata Panpulmonata is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs in the clade Heterobranchia within the clade Euthyneura. Panpulmonata was established as a new taxon by Jörger et al. in October 2010. The older name "Pulmonata" referred to a group of euth ...

Distribution

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

2007 taxonomy

2010 taxonomy

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