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Ptenoglossa
Suborder of gastropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ptenoglossa is an informal taxonomic group of sea snails.[2] This group was considered paraphyletic or polyphyletic by Ponder and Lindberg (1997) in their classification of gastropod molluscs.[3]
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Ptenoglossa | |
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A freshly stranded individual of Janthina janthina in the Janthinidae, Epitonioidea | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Suborder: | Ptenoglossa Gray, 1853 |
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The database WoRMS considers this suborder as belonging to the order (unassigned Caenogastropoda) (temporary name).[4]