Arionoidea

Arionoidea
Arion vulgaris 3.jpg
A live individual of the Spanish slug Arion vulgaris, in the Arionidae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Arionoidei
Superfamily: Arionoidea
J.E. Gray, 1840[1]

Arionoidea is a taxonomic group, superfamily of air-breathing land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

Families

Families within the superfamily Arionoidea include:

  • Arionidae
  • Anadenidae
  • Ariolimacidae
  • Binneyidae
  • Oopeltidae
  • Philomycidae

References

  1. ^ Gray, J.E. (1840). "[Shells of molluscous animals]". Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum (42 ed.). London: British Museum. p. 148.
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