Peltospiridae
| Peltospiridae | |
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| Chrysomallon squamiferum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Neomphalina |
| Superfamily: | Neomphaloidea |
| Family: |
Peltospiridae McLean, 1989 |
| Diversity | |
| 21 extant species | |
Peltospiridae is a small family of gastropods that used to belong to the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), but is now included in the clade Neomphalina
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera within the family Peltospiridae:
A cladogram based on sequences of (COI) genes showing phylogenic relations of Peltospiridae.Lacunoides and Cyathermia are sometimes classified within Neomphalidae, but according to the COI genne analysis, they cluster within Peltospiridae.
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