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Littorinimorpha

{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Littorinimorpha | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Gastropoda | subclassis = Orthogastropoda | superordo = Caenogastropoda | ordo = Sorbeoconcha | subordo = Hypsogastropoda | infraordo = Littorinimorpha | infraordo_authority = | date = | subdivision_ranks = Superfamilies | subdivision = Superfamily Rissooidea
Superfamily C. Rafinesque
Superfamily Littorinidea
Superfamily Naticoidiea
Superfamily S. Rafinesque
Superfamily V. Rafinesque
Superfamily X. Troschel
}}

Littorinimorpha is an important taxonomicinfraorder of snailsthat includes the genus oncomelania. Snails in this genus, such as oncomelania hupensisand oncomelania nosophora, are part of the life cycle of the schistosomablood fluke and the paragonimus lung fluke.

Superfamilies

Superfamilies listed under this infraorder of gastropods includes some familiar animals:

Rissooidea
C. Rafinesquecowries
Littorinideaperiwinkles
Naticoidea
S. Rafinesquetrue conchs
V. Rafinesque
X. Troschel

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