Ptenoglossa
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]
| Ptenoglossa | |
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| A freshly stranded individual of Janthina janthina in the Janthinidae, Epitonioidea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Suborder: | Ptenoglossa Gray, 1853 |
| Superfamilies[1] | |
The database WoRMS considers this suborder as belonging to the order (unassigned Caenogastropoda) (temporary name) [4]
Taxonomy
- Superfamily Epitonioidea
- Family Epitoniidae
- Family Janthinidae
- Family Nystiellidae
- Superfamily Eulimoidea
- Superfamily Triphoroidea
- Family Triphoridae
- Family Cerithiopsidae
- Family Newtoniellidae
References
- "Ptenoglossa". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- W.F. Ponder & D.R. Lindberg (1997). "Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs; an analysis using morphological characters". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 119 (2): 83–265. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb00137.x.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ptenoglossa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411725 on 2020-08-02
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