| Velutinoidea | |
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| Beachworn shells of Trivia merces (family Triviidae), with sand grains trapped in the aperture | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Velutinoidea J. E. Gray, 1840 |
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Velutinoidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Taxonomy
- Family Velutinidae Gray, 1840
- Subfamily Velutininae Gray, 1840
- Subfamily Lamellariinae d'Orbigny, 1841
- Family Triviidae Troschel, 1863
This classification follows the study by Ponder & Warén, published in 1988. However, there were some adaptations for the family Triviidae, based on the study by Schilder, published in 1966.
References
- Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- Ponder W. F. & Warén A. (1988). "Classification of the Caenogastropoda and Heterostropha - A list of the family-group names and higher taxa". Malacological Review. suppl. 4: 288–328.
- Schilder F. A. (1966). "The higher taxa of cowries and their allies". The Veliger. 9 (1): 31–35.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Velutinoidea | |