Limacoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of medium-sized to large, air-breathing land slugs and snails. They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Stylommatophora (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
The Helixarionoidea were previously placed in this superfamily.
Families The following four families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): Limacidae Agriolimacidae Boettgerillidae Vitrinidae
Cladogram A cladogram shows the phylogenic relation of this superfamily to other superfamilies in the limacoid clade:Hausdorf B. (March 2000). "Biogeography of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora): Vicariance Events and Long-Distance Dispersal". Journal of Biogeography 27(2): 379-390. , JSTOR.
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