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Helicotomidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Euomphaloidea

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

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Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes Helicotomidae 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 Helicotomidae include:

  • Amphelissa
  • Boucotspira
  • Boucotspira
  • Burdikinia - synonym: Polyamma.
  • Colpomphalus
  • Helicotoma Satler, 1859 - type genus of the family Helicotomidae
  • Lophonema - synonym: Polhemia.
  • Ophiletina
  • Palaeomphalus
  • Paraviviana
  • Walcottoma
  • Yochelsoniella
  • References

    Helicotomidae Wikipedia