Lepetodriloidea is a superfamily of small to large sea snails, hydrothermal vent limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.[1]

Lepetodriloidea
Numerous individuals of the hydrothermal vent limpet Lepetodrilus sp. partially cover the shells of Gigantopelta chessoia on the East Scotia Ridge site E2 in the Scotia Sea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Lepetodriloidea
McLean, 1988
Families

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Families

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Families within the superfamily Lepetodriloidea include:

Families brought into synonymy
  • Clypeosectidae McLean, 1989: synonym of Lepetodrilidae
  • Gorgoleptidae: synonym of Lepetodrilidae

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).