Limacinoidea
Superfamily of gastropods
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The superfamily Limacinoidea is a taxonomic group of small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.[1]
| Limacinoidea | |
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| a free-floating Limacina helicina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Suborder: | Thecosomata |
| Superfamily: | Limacinoidea Gray, 1840 |
Families
These families previously belonged to the superfamily Cavolinioidea.
- Creseidae Rampal, 1973
- Limacinidae Rampal, 1973
- Families brought into synonymy
- Spiratellidae Dall, 1921: synonym of Limacinidae
- Spirialidae Chenu, 1859: synonym of Limacinidae