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Omphalotrochidae

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Extinct family of gastropods

Omphalotrochidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superfamily:	†Euomphaloidea
Family:	†Omphalotrochidae Knight, 1945
Genera
See text

Omphalotrochidae is an extinct taxonomic family of Paleozoic molluscs (gastropods?) with anisostrophically coiled shells of uncertain position (Gastropoda?) (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 places Omphalotrochidae in the superfamilia Euomphaloidea within the Paleozoic molluscs with anisostrophically coiled shells of uncertain position (Gastropoda?). This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera in the family Omphalotrochidae include:

Coronopsis Waterhouse, 1963
Omphalotrochus Meek, 1864 - type genus of the family Omphalotrochidae

References

Knight J. B. (November) 1945. Journal of Paleontology, 19(6). Page 573 and page 586.
Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & 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. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278

Taxon identifiers
Omphalotrochidae	Wikidata: Q7090721 Wikispecies: Omphalotrochidae CoL: 7NWST EoL: 4935802 GBIF: 4599560 IRMNG: 100220 Open Tree of Life: 2915478 Paleobiology Database: 57028 WoRMS: 833721

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