Ptenoglossa

The Ptenoglossa is an informal taxonomic group of sea snails.^[2] This group was considered paraphyletic or polyphyletic by Ponder and Lindberg (1997) in their classification of gastropod molluscs.^[3]

Ptenoglossa
A freshly stranded individual of Janthina janthina in the Janthinidae, Epitonioidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Suborder:	Ptenoglossa Gray, 1853
Superfamilies[1]
Eulimoidea Janthinoidea Triphoroidea

The database WoRMS considers this suborder as belonging to the order (unassigned Caenogastropoda) (temporary name).^[4]

Taxonomy

• Superfamily Epitonioidea
  • Family Epitoniidae
  • Family Janthinidae
  • Family Nystiellidae
• Superfamily Eulimoidea
  • Family Eulimidae
  • Family Aclididae
• Superfamily Triphoroidea
  • Family Triphoridae
  • Family Cerithiopsidae
  • Family Newtoniellidae