Architectibranchia
# Architectibranchia

Architectibranchia is a clade of marine snails, gastropod molluscs.

It was originally established containing the superfamilies Acteonoidea, Ringiculoidea, and Diaphanoidea.

## 2005 taxonomy

Architectibranchia was not used in the taxonomy by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) and this taxon name has been listed as an available name.

## 2009 taxonomy

Clade Architectibranchia was reinstated by Malaquias et al. in 2009; they limited the taxon to Acteonoidea and Ringiculoidea.

There are five families within the clade Architectibranchia:

* Acteonidae
* Aplustridae
* Bullinidae
* Ringiculidae
* Notodiaphanidae

## 2010 taxonomy

Taxon Architectibranchia is not explicitly mentioned in the molecular analysis by Jörger et al. (2010). However, some of its members were included: Acteonoidea was moved to Lower Heterobranchia.

