Protoconchoididae
| Protoconchoididae | |
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| Protoconchoides varians fossil, National Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | †Protoconchoididae Geyer, 1994[1] |
| Genera[2] | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Patelliconidae Frýda, 1998 | |
Protoconchoididae is an extinct family of Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain taxonomic position, i.e. they were either Gastropoda or Monoplacophora.
Taxonomy
[edit]The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005[3] categorizes Protoconchoididae within the Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position. This family is unassigned to superfamily. This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
[edit]Genera in the family Protoconchoididae include:[2]
- †Kornoutella Horný, 1997
- †Mytoconula Horný, 2009
- †Patelliconus Horný, 1961
- †Protoconchoides Shaw, 1962 - type genus of the family Protoconchoididae
References
[edit]- ↑ Geyer G. 1994. New York State Museum, Geological Survey, Bulletin, 481: 81.
- 1 2 3 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2026). "Protoconchoididae Geyer, 1994 †". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. https://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
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