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Omphalocirridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Euomphaloidea

Family
  
Omphalocirridae Wenz, 1938

Omphalocirridae 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 Omphalocirridae 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 Omphalocirridae include:

  • Omphalocirrus Ryckholt, 1860 - type genus of the family Omphalocirridae - synonyms: Hypomphalocirrus and Arctomphalus.
  • Liomphalus
  • References

    Omphalocirridae Wikipedia