Bulloidea form a superfamily of small and medium-sized nudibranches within the order Cephalaspidea.
The current taxonomy according to Bouchet et al. (2017) and accepted by WoRMS is:
- Superfamily Bulloidea Gray, 1827
- Family Bullidae Gray, 1827
- Genus Bulla Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Hamineobulla Habe, 1950
- Family Retusidae Thiele, 1925
- Genus Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
- Genus Relichna Rudman, 1971
- Genus Retusa T. Brown, 1827
- Genus Sulcoretusa J. Q. Burch, 1945
- Family Rhizoridae Dell, 1952
- Genus Rhizorus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Volvulella Newton, 1891
- Family Tornatinidae P. Fischer, 1883
- Genus Acteocina Gray, 1847
- Family Bullidae Gray, 1827
Species of Bulloidea reported in the Mediterranean or around the Iberian Peninsula:
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Bibliography
Bouchet, P., J. P. Rocroi, B. Hausdorf, A. Kaim, Y. Kano, A. Nützel, P. Parkhaev, M. Schrödl, and E. Strong. 2017. Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61: 1–526.