Bulloidea Explained

Bulloidea is a superfamily of sea snails, or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks.^[1]

Families

• Acteocinidae Dall, 1913
• Bullidae Gray, 1827
• Retusidae Thiele, 1925(s.s.)
• Rhizoridae Dell, 1952

Families brought into synonymy:

• Bullariidae Dall, 1908: synonym of Bullidae Gray, 1827
• Vesicidae J. Q. Burch, 1945: synonym of Bullidae Gray, 1827
• Volvulellidae Chaban, 2000: synonym of Rhizoridae Dell, 1952
• Volvulidae Locard, 1886: synonym of Rhizoridae Dell, 1952

References

• Oskars T.R., Bouchet P. & Malaquias M.A. (2015). A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 130-150

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Bulloidea Gray, 1827. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411887 on 2016-05-23