Tectipleura
| Tectipleura | |
|---|---|
| |
| Helicophanta gloriosa, a snail from superorder Eupulmonata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass: | Euthyneura |
| Cohort: | Tectipleura |
Tectipleura is a subterclass of land and water-dwelling gastropods.
The group consists of over 27,000 various species, among which are various groups of snails, slugs, and sea hares living across various diverse habitats around the world.
Tectipleura have existed for over 200 million years.
Subdivisions
- Superorder Acochlidiacea
- Superorder Eupulmonata
- Superorder Hygrophila
- Superorder Pneumopulmonata
- Superorder Pylopulmonata
- Superorder Sacoglossa
- Superorder Siphonarimorpha
- Family Aplysiidae
- Order Cephalaspidea
- Order Pteropoda
- Family Runcinidae
- Family Umbraculidae