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Neogastropoda

(Infraorder)

Overview

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A Suborder in the Kingdom Animalia.

Taxonomy

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The Infraorder Neogastropoda is a member of the Suborder Hypsogastropoda. Here is the complete "parentage" of Neogastropoda:

The Infraorder Neogastropoda is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Babyloniidae

Babyloniidae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Muricoidea. [more]

Buccinidae

Buccinidae is a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks. [more]

Cancellariidae

Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Their shells resemble a nutmeg seed. [more]

Clavatulidae

Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. The family is not well differentiated morphologically. [more]

Colubrariidae

Colubrariidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. This family has no subfamilies. [more]

Columbellidae

Columbellidae, common name the "dove snails" or "dove shells" are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. [more]

Conidae

Conidae is a taxonomic family of minute to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea. [more]

Costellariidae

Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as Vexillum miters. The main family of miter shells however is Mitridae, a closely related group. [more]

Cystiscidae

Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. [more]

Drilliidae

Drilliidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. [more]

Fasciolariidae

Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. [more]

Harpidae

Harpidae, common name the harp snails, is a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. [more]

Johnwyattiidae

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Marginellidae

Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. [more]

Melongenidae

Melongenidae, the crown conchs, busycon whelks and their relatives, are a taxonomic family of large to very large marine gastropods in the clade Neogastropoda. [more]

Mitridae

Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. [more]

Muricidae

Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised (Merle et al. 2011). There are numerous subfamilies, although experts disagree about the subfamily divisions. Many muricids have unusual shells which are considered attractive by shell collectors and by interior designers. [more]

Nassariidae

Nassariidae, common name nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. [more]

Olivellidae

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Olividae

Olive snails, also known as olive shells and olives, scientific nameOlividae, are a taxonomic family of medium to large predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells. The shells often show various muted but attractive colors, and may be patterned also. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Olividae within the main clade Neogastropoda. [more]

Perissityidae

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Pholidotomidae

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Pleioptygmatidae

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Pseudolividae

Pseudolividae is a taxonomic family sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. [more]

Pseudomelatomidae

Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [more]

Ptychatractidae

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Sarganidae

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Speightiidae

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Strepsiduridae

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Strictispiridae

Strictispiridae is a taxonomic family sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. [more]

Taiomidae

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Terebridae

The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, are a group or taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. [more]

Turbinellidae

Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda. [more]

Turridae

Turridae, (common name, the turrids), is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae (sensu Powell 1966) is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods. There are about 27,000 described scientific names (accepted names and synonyms) within the family Turridae. They constitute more than half of the predatory species of gastropods in some parts of the world (Taylor et al. 1980). [more]

Volutidae

Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum. [more]

Volutomitridae

Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Muricoidea. [more]

Weeksiidae

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More info about the Family Weeksiidae may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 20:02:04