Hipponicoidea

Hipponicoidea, common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a superfamily of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Hipponicoidea.

Families

• Hipponicidae <small>Troschel, 1861</small>

• Amaltheidae <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Hipponicidae <small>Troschel, 1861</small> (Invalid: type genus a junior homonym of Amalthea <small>Rafinesque, 1815</small> [Hymenoptera])
• Cheileidae <small>Macpherson & Chapple, 1951</small>: synonym of Hipponicidae <small>Troschel, 1861</small>

References

• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1–2): 1-526

External links

• Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893) - Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin.