Limacoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of medium-sized to large, air-breathing land slugs and snails. They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Stylommatophora (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
The Helixarionoidea were previously placed in this superfamily.
Families
The following four families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- Limacidae
- Agriolimacidae
- Boettgerillidae
- Vitrinidae
Cladogram
A cladogram shows the phylogenic relation of this superfamily to other superfamilies in the limacoid clade:
References
Further reading
- Hausdorf B. (1998). "Phylogeny of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 64 (1): 35–66. doi:10.1093/mollus/64.1.35.
