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Metoptomatidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda or Monoplacophora

Similar
  
Lottiidae, Neritimorpha, Patellogastropoda, Patellidae, Fissurellidae

Metoptomatidae is an extinct family of fossil mollusks from the Paleozoic era. These mollusks are either (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora).

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Taxonomy

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

Genera

Genera in the family Metoptomatidae include:

  • Metoptoma Philips, 1836, the type genus of the family Metoptomatidae
  • References

    Metoptomatidae Wikipedia