Overview
The Cocculinoidea, as now designated, is a superfamily of deepwater limpets, marine gastropods, the only superfamily in the clade Cocculiniformia, one of the main clades of gastropods according to the taxonomy as set up by (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Cocciliniformia was previously designated as a superorder, but is no longer.
According to Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), the superfamily Cocculinoidea contains the families Bathysciadiidae and Cocculinidae.
The Cocculinoidea (Cocculinacea Dall, 1882) are combined with the Lepetelliodea (Lepetellacea Dall, 1882) in Cocculinoformia Haszprunar, 1987, referred to as a clade in Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 although it was previously designated a superorder by Ponder & Lindberg, 1997. Bouchet & Rocroi(2005) leave the Cocculiniformia to consist only of the Cocculinoidea, having moved the Lepetelloidea to the Vetigastropoda.
(Note that before the recent stipulatio n by the ICZN , the majority of invertebrate superfamilies ended in -acea, or -aceae, not -oidea.)
mily of deepwater limpets, marine gastropods, the only superfamily in the clade Cocculiniformia, one of the main clades of gastropods according to the taxonomy as set up by (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Cocciliniformia was previously designated as a superorder, but is no longer.According to Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), the superfamily Cocculinoidea contains the families Bathysciadiidae and Cocculinidae.
The Cocculinoidea (Cocculinacea Dall, 1882) are combined with the Lepetelliodea (Lepetellacea Dall, 1882) in Cocculinoformia Haszprunar, 1987, referred to as a clade in Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 although it was previously designated a superorder by Ponder & Lindberg, 1997. Bouchet & Rocroi(2005) leave the Cocculiniformia to consist only of the Cocculinoidea, having moved the Lepetelloidea to the Vetigastropoda.
(Note that before the recent stipulation by the ICZN , the majority of invertebrate superfamilies ended in -acea, or -aceae, not -oidea.)
References
- Keen, A.Myra 1958; Sea Shells of Tropical West America, Stanford University Press.
- Moore, R.C. 1952, Gastropods, in Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer; Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill Book.
Taxonomy
The Order Cocculiniformia is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (5): Addisoniidae · Cocculinidae · Lepetellidae · Pseudococculinidae · Pyropeltidae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 32 species and subspecies in the Order Cocculiniformia.
Families
Addisoniidae
Addisoniidae is a family of sea snails, deepwater true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [more]
Cocculinidae
Cocculinidae is a family of sea snails, deep-sea limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Cocculiniformia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [more]
Lepetellidae
Lepetellidae is a taxonomic family of small deepwater sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Lepetelloidea in the clade Vetigastropoda (according taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). (It was in order Cocculiniformia before.) [more]
Pseudococculinidae
Pseudococculinidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda (according taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [more]
Pyropeltidae
More info about the Family Pyropeltidae may be found here.
References
- Keen, A.Myra 1958; Sea Shells of Tropical West America, Stanford University Press.
- Moore, R.C. 1952, Gastropods, in Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer; Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill Book.
Further Reading
- Strong E. E., Harasewych M. G. & Haszprunar G. (2005) "Phylogeny of the Cocculinoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda)." Invertebrate Biology 122(2): 114-125. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7410.2003.tb00077.x
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