Cypraeoidea

== Translingual == === Etymology === Cypraea +‎ -oidea. === Proper noun === Cypraeoidea A taxonomic superfamily within the order Littorinimorpha – the cowries and allied species of marine gastropods. ==== Usage notes ==== Previously named Cypraeacea. Current ICZN rules require the suffix -oidea to be used for invertebrate superfamily names. The suffixes -acea and -aceae had previously sometimes been used for such names. (The former is common in older gastropod literature.) The suffix -oidea was sometimes used for subclasses and superorders - examples can still be found. ==== Hyponyms ==== (superfamily): Cypraeidae, Eratoidae, Ovulidae, Triviidae, Velutinidae (families) === References === Cypraeoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cypraeoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cypraeoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons