# Triphoroidea

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**Triphoroidea** is a [superfamily](/source/Taxonomic_rank) of small [sea snails](/source/Sea_snail), [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [molluscs](/source/Mollusc) or [micromolluscs](/source/Micromollusc) within the informal group [Ptenoglossa](/source/Ptenoglossa).[1]

## Taxonomy

Families and subfamilies within this superfamily are as follows:

- † *[Berendinellidae](/source/Berendinellidae)* Guzhov, 2005
- [Cerithiopsidae](/source/Cerithiopsidae) [H. Adams & A. Adams](/source/H._Adams_%26_A._Adams), 1853
- [Newtoniellidae](/source/Newtoniellidae) [Korobkov](/source/Ilya_Alexeevich_Korobkov), 1955
- [Triphoridae](/source/Triphoridae) [J.E. Gray](/source/J.E._Gray), 1847

**Families brought into synonymy**

- Eumetulidae synonym of Newtoniellidae
- Triforidae synonym of Triphoridae

## References

1. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". *Malacologia*. **47** (1–2)

- [Taxonomy.nl](http://www.taxonomy.nl/)

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