Architectibranchia

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Architectibranchia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Clade: Architectibranchia
Haszprunar, 1985[1]

Architectibranchia is a

molluscs
.

It was originally established containing the superfamilies

Ringiculoidea, and Diaphanoidea.[2][3]

2005 taxonomy

Architectibranchia was not used in the taxonomy by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)[2] and this taxon name has been listed as an available name.[2]

2009 taxonomy

Clade Architectibranchia was reinstated by Malaquias et al. in 2009;[4] they limited the taxon to Acteonoidea and Ringiculoidea.[3]

There are five[4] families within the clade Architectibranchia:

2010 taxonomy

Taxon Architectibranchia is not explicitly mentioned in the molecular analysis by Jörger et al. (2010).[5] However, some of its members were included: Acteonoidea was moved to Lower Heterobranchia.[5]

References

  1. ^ Haszprunar G. (1985). Zeitschrift für Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 23(1): 30, 32.
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  3. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2010). Architectibranchia. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411857 on 2010-12-26
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