Limacoidea Explained

Limacoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of medium-sized to large, air-breathing land slugs and snails. They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Stylommatophora (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

The Helixarionoidea were previously placed in this superfamily.

Families

The following four families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

• Limacidae
• Agriolimacidae
• Boettgerillidae
• Vitrinidae

Cladogram

A cladogram shows the phylogenic relation of this superfamily to other superfamilies in the limacoid clade:^[1]

Further reading

• 10.1093/mollus/64.1.35 . Hausdorf B.. Phylogeny of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 1998. 64. 35–66. 1. free.

Notes and References

1. Hausdorf B. (March 2000). "Biogeography of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora): Vicariance Events and Long-Distance Dispersal". Journal of Biogeography 27(2): 379-390., JSTOR.