Catantostomatidae
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Catantostomatidae is an extinct family of marine
gastropods included in the Vetigastropoda
and placed in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropods included in the Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order although they are a clade in Bouchet and Rocroi, 2005....
and placed in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea
Pleurotomarioidea
Pleurotomarioidea is a superfamily of small to large marine gastropods included in the Vetigastropoda.These are the slit shells, originally named Pleurotomariacea, in keeping with the convention for naming superfamilies at the time....