Maoraxidae

Maoraxidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	† Maoraxidae ; Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000

Last updated November 16, 2025

Maoraxidae is an extinct family of snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.^[2]

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Maoraxidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

† Maoraxis Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000^[1] - type genus
- † Maoraxis kieli Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000^[1]

References

1 2 3 Bandel, Gründel & Maxwell (2000). "Gastropods from the upper Early Jurassic/early Middle Jurassic of Kaiwara Valley, North Canterbury, New Zealand". Freiberger Forschungshefte ser. C, 490: 67-132. page 89. abstract
↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

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[Bandel_2000-1] 1 2 3 Bandel, Gründel & Maxwell (2000). "Gastropods from the upper Early Jurassic/early Middle Jurassic of Kaiwara Valley, North Canterbury, New Zealand". Freiberger Forschungshefte ser. C, 490: 67-132. page 89. abstract

[2] Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

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