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):

Cladogram

A cladogram shows the phylogenic relation of this superfamily to other superfamilies in the limacoid clade:

limacoid cladeStaffordioidea Staffordiidae Dyakioidea Dyakiidae Gastrodontoidea Pristilomatidae Chronidae Euconulidae Trochomorphidae Gastrodontidae Oxychilidae Parmacelloidea Trigonochlamydidae Parmacellidae Milacidae Zonitoidea Zonitidae Helicarionoidea Helicarionidae Ariophantidae Urocyclidae Limacoidea Vitrinidae Boettgerillidae Limacidae Agriolimacidae
StaffordioideaStaffordiidae
Dyakioidea Dyakiidae Gastrodontoidea Pristilomatidae Chronidae Euconulidae Trochomorphidae Gastrodontidae Oxychilidae Parmacelloidea Trigonochlamydidae Parmacellidae Milacidae Zonitoidea Zonitidae Helicarionoidea Helicarionidae Ariophantidae Urocyclidae Limacoidea Vitrinidae Boettgerillidae Limacidae Agriolimacidae
Dyakioidea Dyakiidae Gastrodontoidea Pristilomatidae Chronidae Euconulidae Trochomorphidae Gastrodontidae Oxychilidae
DyakioideaDyakiidae
GastrodontoideaPristilomatidae Chronidae Euconulidae Trochomorphidae Gastrodontidae Oxychilidae
Pristilomatidae
Chronidae Euconulidae Trochomorphidae Gastrodontidae Oxychilidae
Chronidae
Euconulidae Trochomorphidae
Euconulidae
Trochomorphidae
Gastrodontidae Oxychilidae
Gastrodontidae
Oxychilidae
Parmacelloidea Trigonochlamydidae Parmacellidae Milacidae Zonitoidea Zonitidae Helicarionoidea Helicarionidae Ariophantidae Urocyclidae Limacoidea Vitrinidae Boettgerillidae Limacidae Agriolimacidae
ParmacelloideaTrigonochlamydidae Parmacellidae Milacidae
Trigonochlamydidae
Parmacellidae
Milacidae
Zonitoidea Zonitidae Helicarionoidea Helicarionidae Ariophantidae Urocyclidae Limacoidea Vitrinidae Boettgerillidae Limacidae Agriolimacidae
Zonitoidea Zonitidae Helicarionoidea Helicarionidae Ariophantidae Urocyclidae
ZonitoideaZonitidae
HelicarionoideaHelicarionidae Ariophantidae Urocyclidae
Helicarionidae
Ariophantidae Urocyclidae
Ariophantidae
Urocyclidae
LimacoideaVitrinidae Boettgerillidae Limacidae Agriolimacidae
Vitrinidae
Boettgerillidae Limacidae Agriolimacidae
Boettgerillidae
Limacidae Agriolimacidae
Limacidae
Agriolimacidae

Further reading

  • Hausdorf B. (1998). . Journal of Molluscan Studies. 64 (1): 35–66. doi:.