This Table and all of the Taxonomy in the Advanced Article is UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Plus, Images are being added to the article as it is being updated
January 21, 2004
Taxonomy of the Class Gastropoda
 
Subclass: SuperOrder: Taxon:

1.
EOGASTROPODA

 

 

Patellogastropoda

  • Suborder: Patellina

    (True Limpets)
  • SuperFamily: Patelloidea
    • Family:Patellidae (Marine Limpets)
 

2. ORTHOGASTROPODA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.
Vetigastropoda

(Limpets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • SuperFamily: Fissurelloidea (Keyhole limpets)
    • Family: Clypeosectidae
    • Family:Fissurellidae
  • SuperFamily: Scissurelloidea
    • Family Scissurellidae
  • SuperFamily:Haliotoidea (Abalone)
    • Family: Haliotidae
  • SuperFamily:Pleurotomarioidea (Slit shells)
    • Family: Pleurotomariidae
  • SuperFamily:Seguenzioidea
    • Family: Seguenziidae
  • SuperFamily:Lepetelloidea (deep sea limpets)
    • Family: Lepetellidae
    • Family: Cocculinellidae
    • Family: Choristellidae
    • Family: Pseudococculinidae
    • Family: Osteopeltidae
    • Family: Pyropeltidae
  • SuperFamily:Trochoidea (Top shells)
    • Family: Pendromidae
    • Family: Trochidae (Top Shells)
    • Family: Skeneidae
    • Family: Trochaclididae
  • SuperFamily:Neomphaloidea (Hydrothermal Vents limpets)
    • Family: Neomphalidae
  • SuperFamily:Lepetodriloidea (Hydrothermal Vents limpets)
    • Family: Lepetodrilidae

2.
Caenogastropoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Order: Hypsogastropoda
    • SubOrder: Sorbeoconcha
    Unnamed
    • SuperFamily:Cerithioidea (Swamp Ceriths, Horn shells, Worm snails)
    • SuperFamily: Campaniloidea
    • SuperFamily:Loxonematoidea

  • SubOrder: Littorinimorpha SuperFamily: Littorinoidea(Perriwinkles)
    • SuperFamily: Rissooidea (Risso shells)
    • SuperFamily: Cingulopsoidea
    • SuperFamily: Stromboidea (True Conchs)
    • SuperFamily: Vanikoroidea
    • SuperFamily: Calyptraeoidea (Slipper shells)
    • SuperFamily: Capuloidea (Cap shells)
    • SuperFamily: Xenophoroidea (Carier shells)
    • SuperFamily: Vermetoidea (Worm shells)
    • SuperFamily: Cypraeoidea (Cowries)
    • SuperFamily: Velutinoidea (Trivias included here)
    • SuperFamily: Naticoidea (Moon shells)
    • SuperFamily: Tonnoidea (Frog shells, tritons, helmuts and tun shells)
    • SuperFamily: Carinoidea

to Next Page

  • Order: Hypsogastropoda
    • SubOrder: Ptenoglossa
      • SuperFamily: Triphoroidea
      • SuperFamily: Eulimoidea
      • SuperFamily: Epitonioidea
        • Family Epitoniidae (Wentletraps)
        • Family: Janthinidae (Purple Snails)
        • Family: Aclididae
    • SubOrder: Neogastropoda
      • SuperFamily:Muricoidea
        • Family: Muricidae (Murex and Rock Shells)

to Next Page

      • SuperFamily:Buccinoidea (Whelks, False Tritons)
        • Family:
          • Buccininae
          • Pisaniinae
        • Family:Melongenidae (Whelks, Melon & Crown Conches)
        • Family: Fasciolariidae (Tulips, Spindle Shells, Horse Conchs)
        • Family:Columbellidae (Dove Shells)
        • Family:Nassariidae (Nassa Mud Snails)
      • SuperFamily: Volutoidea
        • Family:Turbinellidae (Chank & Vase Shells)
        • Family:Olividae (Olive Shells)
        • Family:Pseudolividae
        • Family:Mitridae (miters)
        • Family:Costellariidae (=Vexillidae Vexillum Miters)
        • Family:Marginellidae
        • Family:Harpidae
        • Family:Volutomitridae
        • Family:Cystiscidae
      • SuperFamily:Conoidea
        • Family:Turridae
        • Family:Terebridae
        • Family:Conidae
      • SuperFamily:Cancellarioidea
        • Family:Cancellariidae

  • Order: Architaenioglossa
    • Name Author, Year
      • SuperFamily:Cyclophoroidea (Terrestrials)
        • Family: Cyclophoridae
        • Family: Diplommatinidae
        • Family: Pupinidae
      • SuperFamily:Ampullarioidea
        • Family: Viviparida
 

3. Neritimorpha

 

 

 

 

 

  • Order: Neritopsina
    • SuperFamily: Neritoidea
      • Family: Helicinidae
      • Family: Hydrocenidae
      • Family: Neritopsidae
      • Family: Phenacolepadidae
      • Family: Titiscaniidae
      • Family: Neritidae
      • Family: Neritiliidae
 

4. Heterobranchia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Order: Unplaced
    • SuperFamily: Pulmonata
      • Family: Achatinidae
      • Family: Amphibolidae
      • Family: Ancylidae
      • Family: Athoracophoridae
      • Family: Bradybaenidae
      • Family: Bulimulidae
      • Family: Camaenidae
      • Family: Caryodidae
      • Family: Charopidae
      • Family: Cionellidae
      • Family: Cystopeltidae
      • Family: Ellobiidae
      • Family: Enidae
      • Family: Ferrussaciidae
      • Family: Glacidorbidae
      • Family: Helicarionidae
      • Family: Helicidae
      • Family: Limacidae
      • Family: Megaspiridae
      • Family: Milacidae
      • Family: Physidae
      • Family: Planorbidae
      • Family: Pleurodiscidae
      • Family: Punctidae
      • Family: Pupillidae
      • Family: Rhytididae
      • Family: Streptaxidae
      • Family: Subulinidae
      • Family: Succineidae
      • Family:Testacellidae
      • Family: Valloniidae
      • Family: Veronicellidae
      • Family: Zonitidae
      • Family: Achatinellidae
      • Family: Helicodiscidae
      • Family: Rathouisiidae
      • Family: Siphonariidae
      • Family: Onchidiidae
      • Family: Trimusculidae
  • Order: Heterostropha
    • SubOrder: Unplaced
      • SuperFamily: Valvatoidea
        • Family: Cornirostridae
        • Family:Orbitestellidae
        • Family: Xylodisculidae
      • Superfamily?
      • Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
        • Family: Pyramidellidae
        • Family: Amathinidae
      • Superfamily: Architectonicoidea
        • Family: Mathildidae
        • Family: Architectonicidae
      • Superfamily: Rissoelloidea
        • Family: Rissoellidae
      • Superfamily: Omalogyroidea
        • Family: Omalogyridae
      • Superfamily: Name Author, Year
 

5. Cocculiniformia

 

 

  • Cocculiniformia
      • Superfamily: Cocculinoidea

 

Return to Table