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Khairkhaniidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
†Helcionelloida

Order
  
†Khairkhaniifomes

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Subclass
  
†Divasibranchia

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Aldanellidae, Cocculinidae, Cycloneritimorpha

Khairkhaniidae is an extinct family of Paleozoic fossil molluscs of uncertain position. They are thought to belong to either the Gastropoda or Monoplacophora. They possess planispiral coiled shells with a columnar microstructure.

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2005 taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes Khairkhaniidae within the Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position. This family is unassigned to superfamily. This family has no subfamilies.

2006–2007 taxonomy

According to the P. Yu. Parkhaev, the Khairkhaniidae is the only family in the order Khairkhaniifomes within the subclass Divasibranchia.

  • Class Helcionelloida
  • Subclass Divasibranchia Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975
  • Order Khairkhaniifomes Parkhaev, 2001
  • Family Khairkhaniidae Missarzhevsky, 1989

    • Genera

    Genera in the family Khairkhaniidae include:

  • Khairkhania Missarzhevsky, 1981 - type genus of the family Khairkhaniidae
  • Khairkhania rotata Missarzhevsky, 1981

    • References

    Khairkhaniidae Wikipedia
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