†superfamily Anguioidea Fitzinger 1826 (squamates)
Alternative spelling: Anguioidae
Synonyms: Anguinoidea Hay 1930, Anguoidea Hay 1930, Diploglossa Cope 1864 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Anguiformes according to J. L. Conrad 2006
See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1871, Cope 1875, Estes 1964, Estes 1983, Hay 1930, Hoffstetter 1967, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, McDowell and Bogert 1954, Sahni and Srivastava 1976 and Seiffert 1975
Sister taxa: Cnodontosaurus, Platynota, Scincoidae
Subtaxa: Anguidae Anniellidae Bainguidae Dorsetisauridae Peltosaurus
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