Eogastropoda was a previously used

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category of

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s or

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

s, a subclass which was erected by Ponder and

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in 1997. It was one of two great divisions (subclasses) of the

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Gastropoda Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

, the

s. The other subclass of gastropods was the

Orthogastropoda Orthogastropoda was a major taxonomic grouping of snails and slugs, an extremely large subclass within the huge class Gastropoda according to the older taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Ponder & Lindberg, 1997). This taxon is no longer used according ...

. Eogastropoda were the more primitive of the two subclasses, representing a much older line of gastropods. This subclass contained all of the true

limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical gastropod shell, shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. This general category of conical shell is known as "patelliform" (dish-shaped). Existing within the class Gastropoda, ...

Orders

Orders within the Eogastropoda consisted of: *

Patellogastropoda The Patellogastropoda, common name true limpets and historically called the Docoglossa, are members of a major phylogenetic group of marine (ocean), marine gastropods, treated by experts either as a clade or as a taxonomic Order (biology), order. ...

* Euomphalina (fossil) * Neomphalida

External links

Eogastropoda at palaeos.com

Obsolete gastropod taxa Mollusc subclasses Taxa named by Winston Ponder {{Gastropod-stub