Neolepetopsoidea Explained

Neolepetopsoidea is the name of a taxonomic superfamily which is now considered to be a synonym of Lottioidea. Previously Neolepetopsoidea was considered to be a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Patellogastropoda.^[1]

Families

Families within the superfamily Neolepetopsoidea according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) include:

• Family Neolepetopsidae McLean, 1990 – symmetrical limpets
• † Family Daminilidae Horný, 1961
• † Family Lepetopsidae McLean, 1990

(Families that are exclusively fossil are indicated with a dagger: †)

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Neolepetopsoidea was synonymized with Lottioidea, so all these three families were moved to the superfamily Lottioidea.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . amp . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1-2 .
2. Web site: Gofas . S. . 2010 . Bouchet . P. . Gofas . S. . Rosenberg . G. . World Register of Marine Species - Patellogastropoda . 2024-02-14 . www.marinespecies.org . World Register of Marine Species.