*** Welcome to piglix ***

Neomphalida

Neomphalidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Neomphalina
Superfamily: Neomphaloidea
Family: Neomphalidae
McLean, 1981
Genera and species

See text

Synonyms

Cyathermiidae McLean, 1990


See text

Cyathermiidae McLean, 1990

Neomphalidae is a family of sea snails or limpets, specifically deep sea hydrothermal vent limpets. This family was included in the Vetigastropoda, which is a clade according to the Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. It is now included in the clade Neomphalina.

No subfamilies are included in this family. The Neomphalidae was removed from the subclass Eogastropoda where it was the only family in the superfamily Neomphaloidea McLean, 1981 and order Neomphalida (McLean, 1981).

Genera and species within the Neomphalidae include:



...
Wikipedia

...