Turbinoidea

Turbinoidea was a superfamily of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). But it is no longer used in the current taxonomy of gastropods sensu Williams et al. (2008).^[1]

Turbinoidea
Astraea heliotropium, a turbinid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Families
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Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

Turbinoidea belongs to clade Vetigastropoda according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This superfamily consisted of the three following families (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

• Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
• Liotiidae Gray, 1850
• Phasianellidae Swainson, 1840

2008 taxonomy

According to Williams et al. (2008)^[1] the following moves were made:

• Turbinidae was moved to superfamily Trochoidea
• Liotiidae was moved to superfamily Trochoidea
• Phasianellidae was moved to newly created superfamily Phasianelloidea