Velutinoidea
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| Beachworn shells of Trivia merces (family Triviidae), with sand grains trapped in the aperture | |
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Velutinoidea
J. E. Gray, 1840
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Velutinoidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.[1]
Taxonomy
- Family Velutinidae Gray, 1840
- Subfamily Velutininae Gray, 1840
- Subfamily Lamellariinae d'Orbigny, 1841
- Family Triviidae Troschel, 1863
- Subfamily Eratoinae Gill, 1871
- Subfamily Triviinae Troschel, 1863
This classification follows the study by Ponder & Warén, published in 1988.[2] However, there were some adaptations for the family Triviidae, based on the study by Schilder, published in 1966.[3]
