Praecuvierinidae

Praecuvierinidae; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Euopisthobranchia
Order:	Pteropoda
Suborder:	Euthecosomata
Superfamily:	Cavolinioidea
Family:	† Praecuvierinidae ; Janssen, 2005
Diversity
	2 genera

Last updated June 01, 2025

The Praecuvierinidae are a family of extinct, small, floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cavolinioidea.

Genera

Genus Praecuvierina Janssen, 2005^[1]
- Praecuvierina lura (Hodgkinson, in Hodgkinson, Garvie & Bé, 1992) - from Eocene, Lutetian of the United States
Genus Texacuvierina Janssen, 2005^[1]
- Texacuvierina gutta (Hodgkinson, in Hodgkinson, Garvie & Bé, 1992) - from Eocene, Bartonian of the United States

References

1 2 3 4 5 Janssen A. W. (2005). "Development of Cuvierinidae (Mollusca, Euthecosomata, Cavolinioidea) during the Cainozoic: a non-cladistic approach with a re-interpretation of Recent taxa". Basteria69(1-3): 25-72. abstract

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[Janssen_2005-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Janssen A. W. (2005). "Development of Cuvierinidae (Mollusca, Euthecosomata, Cavolinioidea) during the Cainozoic: a non-cladistic approach with a re-interpretation of Recent taxa". Basteria69(1-3): 25-72. abstract

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