Murchisonelloidea is an unassigned
superfamily
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of mostly very small
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s and
micromollusk
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s within the clade
Heterobranchia
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.
[Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Murchisonelloidea Casey, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578926 on 2015-04-14]
Families
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Murchisonellidae Casey, 1904
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Rhodopidae
Rhodopidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Murchisonelloidea.Bouchet, P. (2015). Rhodopidae Ihering, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...
Ihering, 1876
;Families brought into synonymy:
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Ebalidae Warén, 1995 accepted as the subfamily Ebalinae
Warén, 1995
References
* Warén A. (2013) ''Murchisonellidae: who are they, where are they and what are they doing? (Gastropoda, lowermost Heterobranchia).'' Vita Malacologica 11: 1-14
Heterobranchia
Prehistoric animal superfamilies
Taxa named by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.
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