Cerithioidea
Superfamily of gastropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cerithioidea is a superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithoidea are included unassigned in the subclass Caenogastropoda. The original name of this superfamily was Cerithiacea, in keeping with common superfamily endings at the time.
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Cerithioidea | |
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A live individual of Terebralia palustris, family Potamididae | |
A beachworn shell of Maoricolpus roseus, family Turritellidae. Most of the body whorl has been broken off in this specimen, possibly by a predator such as a crab. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea Fleming, 1822 |
Diversity[2] | |
1092-1164 extant species about 200 extant genera |
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