Trochomorphoidea Explained

Trochomorphoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of small to large terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the infraorder Limacoidei.^[1]

Families

• Chronidae Thiele, 1931
• Dyakiidae Gude & B. B. Woodward, 1921
• Euconulidae H. B. Baker, 1928
• Staffordiidae Thiele, 1931
• Trochomorphidae Möllendorff, 1890

Synonyms:

• Ryssotidae Schileyko, 2003: synonym of Chronidae Thiele, 1931

References

• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Trochomorphoidea Möllendorff, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994725 on 2021-02-22