Gastropod classification

This overview lists proposed changes in the taxonomy of gastropods at the family level and above. There have been many changes in the way various groups of snails and slugs are classified.

Changes in subfamilies are outlined in the respective articles about each particular family. Unchanged taxa are not listed here.

In one of the largest recent changes (affecting the most species of gastropods), Klussmann-Kolb et al. (2008)[1] showed that the traditional classification of the Euthyneura needed to be reconsidered. The change was subsequently made by Jörger et al. (2010),[2] who redefined the major groups within the Heterobranchia.

A great number of major changes have been made within the classification of the Conoidea since 2011.

Significant taxonomies

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Systems of classification are primarily of value to malacologists (people who study mollusks) and other biologists. Biological classification schemes are not merely a convenience, they are an attempt to show the actual phylogeny (the evolutionary relatedness) within a group of organisms. Thus, a taxonomy can be seen as an attempt to elucidate part of the tree of life, a phylogenetic tree.

Gastropods are a taxonomic class of animals which consists of snails and slugs of every kind, from the land, from freshwater, and from saltwater.

Ponder & Lindberg, 1997

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Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs: an analysis using morphological characters. was published by Winston Ponder and David R. Lindberg in 1997.[3]

This taxonomy assigns the various Gastropods into ranked categories, such as sub-orders and families, but does not address the classification of genera or individual species. This classification scheme is based on the molluscs' internal and external shapes and forms, but did not take into account any analysis of their DNA or RNA.

Ponder & Lindberg (1997) used only four families to analyze the Euthyneura. Further work by Dayrat & Tillier (2002)[4] provided a great deal of detail about the relationships between within the Euthyneura.

Ponder & Lindberg (1997) did not use Linnean taxonomical ranks in their work, but the results of their paper were widely adapted and used with Linnean taxonomical ranks by other authors.

Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797
Incertæ sedis

Subclass Eogastropoda Ponder & David R. Lindberg, 1996 (earlier: Prosobranchia)

Live limpets in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England.

Subclass Orthogastropoda Ponder & David R. Lindberg, 1996 (earlier Prosobranchia, Opisthobranchia)
Incertæ sedis

Superorder Cocculiniformia Haszprunar, 1987

Superorder "Hot Vent Taxa" Ponder & David R. Lindberg, 1997

Superorder Vetigastropoda Salvini-Plawen, 1989 (limpets)

The shell of an archaeogastropod from the Pliocene of Cyprus. A serpulid worm is attached.

Superorder Neritaemorphi Koken, 1896

Superorder Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960

Superorder Heterobranchia J.E. Gray, 1840

Cochlodina laminata from the family Clausiliidae or door snails, a small land pulmonate which has a sinistral or left-handed shell, on the trunk of a tree, in woodland, England

Other extant classes of the Mollusca are Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Monoplacophora and Cephalopoda.

Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005

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Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi published their revised taxonomy in 2005. The system encompasses both living and extinct groups, as well as some fossils whose classification as gastropods is uncertain. This taxnomy was laid out in a book-length paper entitled "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families", which was published in the journal Malacologia[5] and which was written in collaboration with J. Frýda, B. Hausdorf, W. Ponder, Á. Valdés and A. Warén.

The Bouchet & Rocroi system was the first complete gastropod taxonomy that primarily employed the concept of clades, and was derived from research on molecular phylogenetics; in this context a clade is a "natural grouping" of organisms based upon a statistical cluster analysis. Higher taxa are expressed as unranked clades where known, and termed "informal groups" or groups" where monophyly (a single lineage) has not yet been determined, and where polyphyly (more than one lineage) is suspected. Clades are used between the rank of class and the rank of superfamily. The clades are unranked.

The taxonomy thus is an attempt to get one step closer to representing this part of the evolutionary history of the phylum Mollusca. Bouchet & Rocroi's classification system is a hybrid of the pre-existing, more traditional Linnaean taxonomy along with some more recent far-reaching revisions which are based on molecular work and use clades as taxa, (see cladistics).

The 2005 taxonomy differs from the 1997 taxonomy and other previous taxonomic schemes primarily in that they relied on morphological features to classify these animals, and used taxon ranks such as order, superorder and suborder, which are typical of classifications that are still inspired by Linnaean taxonomy. Morphological characteristics include shell characteristics (including the protoconch) in shelled species, and the internal anatomy, including the structure of the radula and details of the reproductive system. Recent advances are based more on the molecular characteristics of the DNA and RNA. This shift in emphasis has meant that the newer taxa and their hierarchy are subject to debate, a debate that is not likely to be resolved soon.

This proposed classification has tried to integrate the results of recent molecular work by using unranked clades for taxa below the traditional rank of class (class Gastropoda) but above the rank of superfamily (replacing the ranks subclass, superorder, order, and suborder), while still using the traditional Linnaean ranks for superfamilies and all taxa below the rank of superfamily (i.e., family, subfamily, tribe, genus, subgenus, and species. The clades have been given names which are similar to, or in some cases the same as, traditional Linnaean names for taxa above the level of superfamily. Whenever monophyly (a single ancestry) has not yet been tested and confirmed, or where a traditional taxon of gastropods has already been discovered to be paraphyletic (that it excludes some of its descendants) the term "group" or "informal group" has been used. Both Linnaean taxa and clades are invalid if it turns out they are polyphyletic, in other words if they consist of more than one lineage.

Bouchet and Rocroi use six main clades: Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda, Cocculiniformia, Neritimorpha, Caenogastropoda, and Heterobranchia. The first three of these major clades have no nesting clades within them: the taxonomy goes immediately to the superfamily level. Within the Caenogastropoda there is one extra clade. In contrast, within the Heterobranchia, for some of the nudibranch groups there are six separate clades above the level of superfamily, and in the case of most of the land snails, there are four clades above the level of superfamily.

In some parts of the taxonomy, instead of "clade", Bouchet and Rocroi labelled groupings of taxa as a "group" or an "informal group". A clade must by definition contain only one lineage, and it was considered to be the case that these "informal groups" may either contain more than one lineage, or only contain part of a lineage. Further research will eventually resolve these questions.

In this taxonomy 611 valid families are recognized. Of these, 202 families are exclusively fossil, and this is indicated here with a dagger †. Superfamily names are standardized so that they all end in the suffix "-oidea", also commonly used for superorders and subclasses, replacing the "-acea" ending found especially in the older literature. Classification of families into subfamilies however is often not well resolved, and should be regarded as the best possible hypothesis.

The publication Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)[5] also includes a nomenclator of about 2400 suprageneric taxa (taxa above the level of genus) of gastropods, from the subtribe to the superfamily. A full bibliographic reference is provided for each taxon, giving the name of the authority, the original publication, the date of that publication, the type genus for the taxon, its nomenclatural status, and its validity under the rules of the ICZN.

The provisional taxonomy in the form of a cladogram (an evolutionary tree of descent).

The list format used below makes clear which taxa are informal groups rather than clades:

Bouchet et al., 2017

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In December 2017, "Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families" was published in the journal Malacologia (available online from 4 January 2018) by Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hausdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, Alexander Nützel, Pavel Parkhaev, Michael Schrödl and Ellen E. Strong in Malacologia, 2017, 61(1–2): 1–526. The authors have reverted to adopting the traditional ranks above superfamily: order, subclass, as this was preferred by many users.[6] The same work also included the taxonomy of monoplacophorans. The work addresses the revision of family-level classification of gastropods, the standardization of nomenclature, and the designation or clarification of type taxa in accordance with international zoological rules (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature).

In response to the increasing use of online taxonomic databases, as well as user feedback expressing a preference for traditional hierarchical ranks (such as suborder, order, and subclass), this work reintroduces the use of formal taxonomic ranks above the level of superfamily, instead employing terms such as "clade" and "informal group" as was done in the 2005 work.

Its main objectives include:

  • updating classification schemes based on new data (including morphological and molecular evidence),
  • resolving inconsistencies, redundancies, and ambiguities in scientific names, that includes evaluation of name validity (addressing synonymy and homonymy),
  • designating or revising type genera and type species for individual families,
  • establishment of new taxonomic combinations where necessary.

Methods used in this work include:

  • critical review of historical and modern literature,
  • analysis of morphological characters (such as shell structure, radula, and anatomy),
  • incorporation of molecular phylogenetic data.

The results provide a reference framework for future taxonomic and biological research. This publication functions more as a taxonomic standard and a reference work, than a "hypothesis" that someone reviews in a single article.

There are altogether 721 gastropod families, that includes 245 exclusively fossil families and 476 recent families (with or without a fossil record).[6]

Bouchet et al., 2017 is widely cited in taxonomic malacological publications and as of April 2026, it was cited by hundreds of works: by 541 works according CrossRef[7] and by 943 works according Google Scholar.[8]

The following cladogram shows a summary of the new gastropod taxonomy, according to the work's Contents section:

Current taxonomy

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As of 2026, Bouchet et al., 2017 is still considered as "the most recent classification of fossil and living gastropods".[9] It can be valid and up to date at least for some suprageneric taxa in 2026, while for some other families of gastropods researchers uses MolluscaBase (MolluscaBase.org) and World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). These two online constantly updated taxonomic databases are also commonly used for taxonomy of gastropods at generic and species level.

†Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain position within Gastropoda or Monoplacophora

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(Unassigned to Superfamily)

†Superfamily Archinacelloidea Knight, 1952

†Superfamily Bellerophontoidea McCoy, 1852

†Superfamily Pelagielloidea Knight, 1956 (=Orthostrophina)

†Superfamily Scenelloidea S. A. Miller, 1889

†Superfamily Yochelcionelloidea Runnegar & Jell, 1976

†Paleozoic basal taxa that are certainly Gastropoda

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(Unassigned to Superfamily)

†Superfamily Clisospiroidea S. A. Miller, 1889 (=Mimospirina)

†Superfamily Euomphaloidea White, 1877

†Superfamily Loxonematoidea Koken, 1889

†Superfamily Macluritoidea Carpenter, 1861

†Superfamily Ophiletoidea Koken, 1907

†Superfamily Oriostomatoidea Koken, 1896

†Superfamily PalaeotrochoideaKnight, 1956

†Superfamily Trochonematoidea Zittel, 1895

A group of live Patella vulgata, true limpets (common name for Patellogastropoda), on a rock in Wales

Superfamily Eoacmaeoidea Nakano & Ozawa, 2007

Superfamily Patelloidea Rafinesque, 1815

Superfamily Lottioidea Gray, 1840

The scaly-foot snail, Chrysomallon squamiferum, a member of Peltospiridae, order Neomphalida

Superfamily Neomphaloidea McLean, 1981

Superfamily Cocculinoidea Dall, 1882

†Paleozoic taxa of uncertain position

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Shell of Perotrochus atlanticus, a member of Pleurotomariidae, the only extant family of order Pleurotomariida

†Superfamily Eotomarioidea Wenz, 1938

†Superfamily Murchisonioidea Koken, 1896

Superfamily Pleurotomarioidea Swainson, 1840

†Superfamily Porcellioidea Koken, 1895

†Superfamily Pseudophoroidea S. A. Miller, 1889

†Superfamily Ptychomphaloidea Wenz, 1938

†Superfamily Schizogonioidea Cox, 1960

†Superfamily Sinuspiroidea Mazaev, 2011

Superfamily Seguenzioidea Verrill, 1884

Superfamily Lepetelloidea Dall, 1882

Superfamily Fissurelloidea Fleming, 1822

Superfamily Haliotoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Superfamily Lepetodriloidea McLean, 1988

Superfamily Scissurelloidea Gray, 1847

Superfamily Trochoidea Rafinesque, 1815

†Paleozoic taxa of uncertain position

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†Superfamily Nerrhenoidea Bandel & Heidelberger, 2001

†Superfamily Platyceratoidea Hall, 1879

Superfamily Helicinoidea

Superfamily Hydrocenoidea

†Superfamily Naticopsoidea

Superfamily Neritoidea

Superfamily Neritopsoidea

†Superfamily Symmetrocapuloidea

†Fossil taxa of uncertain position

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Unassigned to Superfamily

†Superfamily Dendropupoidea

†Superfamily Peruneloidea

†Superfamily Subulitoidea

Superfamily Ampullarioidea

Superfamily Cyclophoroidea

Superfamily Viviparoidea

Unassigned to Superfamily

†Superfamily Acteoninoidea

†Superfamily Orthonematoidea

†Superfamily Palaeostyloidea

†Superfamily Pseudozygopleuroidea

†Superfamily Soleniscoidea

Superfamily Campaniloidea

Taxa of uncertain position

"Rissoiform clade"
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†Fossil taxa of uncertain position

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Infraclass Euthyneura

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Taxa of uncertain position
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Changes within specific taxa

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Helcionelloida (not gastropods)

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It has become clear that the fossil taxon Helcionelloida does not belong to the class Gastropoda; it is now a separate class within the Mollusca. P. Yu. Parkhaev (2006, 2007)[10][11] created the class Helcionelloida, whose members were previously treated as "Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position" sensu Bouchet & Rocroi.

Subclass Archaeobranchia Parkhaev, 2001

Subclass Divasibranchia Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975

Subclass Dextrobranchia Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975

Patellogastropoda

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This revised taxonomy of the Patellogastropoda (the true limpets) is based on research by Nakano & Ozawa (2007).[12] The Acmaeidae is treated as a synonym of Lottiidae; the subfamily Pectinodontinae is elevated to Pectinodontidae; a new family Eoacmaeidae with the new type genus Eoacmaea is established. The remaining three families (Neolepetopsidae, Daminilidae, Lepetopsidae) are moved into the Lottioidea, like this:

Vetigastropoda

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Geiger (2009)[13] elevated the subfamily Depressizoninae to family level as Depressizonidae. Also two subfamilies (the Larocheinae from the Scissurellidae, and the Temnocinclinae from the Sutilizonidae) were upgraded to family level as the Larocheidae and the Temnocinclidae.[13]

The superfamily Trochoidea was redefined by Williams et al. (2008)[14] and the superfamily Turbinoidea is no longer used. Phasianelloidea and Angarioidea were created as new superfamilies.[14]

Trochoidea

Phasianelloidea

Angarioidea

Neomphalina

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The superfamily Neomphaloidea was previously regarded as belonging within the clade Vetigastropoda. Molecular phylogeny has shown however that it belongs in its own clade, Neomphalina, which is endemic to deep-sea hydrothermal vent habitat. The clade Neomphalina appears to be basal to the Vetigastropoda.[15] Neomphalina is a monophyletic clade, however, its exact relationship among the gastropods is uncertain.[16]

Neritimorpha

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Bandel (2007)[17] described four new families within the Neritopsoidea. He classified Neritopsoidea in the order Neritoina within the superorder Cycloneritimorpha and within the subclass Neritimorpha.[17] Bandel (2007) recognizes Natisopsinae (in Neritopsidae by Bouchet & Rocrois 2005) at the family level, as Naticopsidae. Bandel's classification looks like this:

superfamily Neritopsoidea

Caenogastropoda

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The family Provannidae was moved to the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927.[18] In addition, a new family Hokkaidoconchidae Kaim, Jenkins & Warén, 2008[18][19] was named.

The subfamily Semisulcospirinae, within the Pleuroceridae, was elevated to the family level Semisulcospiridae by Strong & Köhler (2009).[20]

Bandel (2006)[21] made numerous changes in the following clades: Cerithimorpha/Cerithioidea, Turritellimorpha/Turritelloidea, Murchisonimorpha/Orthonematoidea, Campanilimorpha/Campaniloidea and Ampullinoidea, Vermetimorpha/Vermetoidea.

Fehse (2007)[22] elevated both the subfamily Pediculariinae and the tribe Eocypraeini (which were previously in the family Ovulidae) to family level, based on both morphological research and molecular phylogeny research.[22] Families within Cypraeoidea are now as follows:

Within the Tonnoidea, Beu (2008) raised the subfamily Cassinae to the rank of family: Cassidae Latreille, 1825.[23]

Bouchet et al. (2011)[24] updated the taxonomy of the superfamily Conoidea:

In 2012, within the Conoidea, a new family Bouchetispiridae Kantor, Strong & Puillandre, 2012 that includes one genus Bouchetispira Kantor, Strong & Puillandre, 2012 and one species Bouchetispira vitrea Kantor, Strong & Puillandre, 2012, was discovered.[25]

In 2015, in the Journal of Molluscan Studies, Puillandre, Duda, Meyer, Olivera & Bouchet presented a new classification for the old genus Conus. Using 329 species, the authors carried out molecular phylogenetic analyses. The results suggested that the authors should place all cone snails in a single family, Conidae, containing four genera: Conus, Conasprella, Profundiconus and Californiconus. The authors group 85% of all known cone snail species under Conus, They recognize 57 subgenera within Conus, and 11 subgenera within the genus Conasprella. .[26]

Heterobranchia

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Janssen (2005)[27] established a new family, Praecuvierinidae.

Gosliner et al. (2007)[28] elevated the subfamily Babakininae to the family level as Babakinidae.

Golding et al. (2007)[29] established new families within the Amphiboloidea:

Uit de Weerd (2008)[30] moved two families Urocoptidae and Cerionidae to the newly established superfamily Urocoptoidea, based on molecular phylogeny research as follows:[30]

superfamily Urocoptoidea

Other authors also made numerous taxonomic changes within Orthalicoidea in 2009-2012.

Schrödl & Neusser (2010)[31] rearranged the taxonomy of the Acochlidiacea.

Swennen & Buatip (2009)[32] described a new family Aitengidae, which was later moved to Acochlidiacea by Jörger et al. (2010).[2]

Malaquias et al. (2009)[33] rearranged the taxonomy of the Cephalaspidea sensu lato: reinstated Architectibranchia, reinstated Runcinacea, reinstated Scaphandridae as a valid family, but they did not use superfamilies.[33]

Subsequently, Malaquias (2010)[34] moved Bullacta exarata (formerly the only member of Bullactidae) into the family Haminoeidae.[34]

Sutcharit et al. (2010)[35] established a new family Diapheridae within the Streptaxoidea in 2010.

Jörger et al. (2010)[2] redefined major groups of Heterobranchia and created the new clades Euopisthobranchia and Panpulmonata.[2]

Maeda et al. (2010)[36] confirmed the placement of Cylindrobulla within the Sacoglossa.[36]

Thompson (2010)[37] redefined subfamilies in Spiraxidae, moving Euglandininae and Streptostylinae (from where they had been in the Oleacinidae per Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)) so that they became subfamilies of Spiraxidae.

Johnson (2011)[38] resurrected the family Cadlinidae.

Thompson (2012)[39] established a new family, Epirobiidae.

Thompson & Naranjo-García (2012)[40] described a new family Echinichidae within Xanthonychoidea.

Prestonellinae was formally described as a new subfamily within Bothriembryontidae in 2016.[41]

Proposals and research

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See also

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References

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