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superfamily PANDOROIDEA Rafinesque, 1815: syonymy
2 families

PANDOROIDEA Rafinesque, 1815
Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: ??.
Type genus: Pandora Bruguière, 1797 = Pandora

LYONSIOIDEA Fischer, 1887
Fischer, 1887. Manuel Conchyl. (11): 1162.
Type genus: Lyonsia Turton, 1822 = Lyonsia

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