Abyssochrysoidea

Abyssochrysoidea
Two preserved specimens of Alviniconcha hessleri, family Provannidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Abyssochrysoidea
Tomlin, 1927

Abyssochrysoidea is a superfamily of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the orderCaenogastropoda.

These marine snails are part of the fauna of the hydrothermal vents and other deep-water habitats.

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