Abyssochrysoidea

Abyssochrysoidea
Two preserved specimens of Alviniconcha hessleri, family Provannidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Abyssochrysoidea
Tomlin, 1927

Abyssochrysoidea is a superfamily of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the order Caenogastropoda. [1]

These marine snails are part of the fauna of the hydrothermal vents and other deep-water habitats.

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411644 on 2021-03-15