Neolepetopsoidea is the name of a

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which is now considered to be a

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of Lottioidea. Previously Neolepetopsoidea was considered to be a family of

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mollusks within the clade Patellogastropoda.

Families

Families within the superfamily Neolepetopsoidea according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) include: *Family

Neolepetopsidae Neolepetopsidae is a family (biology), family of small deep sea sea snails or true limpets, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), taxono ...

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, 1990 - symmetrical limpets * † Family Daminilidae Horný, 1961 * † Family Lepetopsidae

, 1990 (Families that are exclusively fossil are indicated with a dagger: †) According to the World Register of Marine Species, Neolepetopsoidea was synonymized with Lottioidea, so all these three families were moved to the superfamily Lottioidea.Gofas, S. (2010). Patellogastropoda. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382158 on 2010-04-01

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6993141 Patellogastropoda

Families

See also

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