Lepetodriloidea

{{Short description|Superfamily of gastropods}}

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{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Peltospiroidea.png

| image_caption = 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

| taxon = Lepetodriloidea

| authority = McLean, 1988

| subdivision_ranks = Families

| subdivision = See text

}}

Lepetodriloidea is a superfamily of small to large sea snails, hydrothermal vent limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.{{cite journal

|author1=Bouchet, P. |author2=Rocroi, J.-P.

| year = 2005

| title = Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families

| journal = Malacologia

| volume =47

| issue = 1–2

}}

Families

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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Category:Vetigastropoda

Category:Gastropod superfamilies

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