Murchisoniidae

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Murchisoniidae
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Murchisonia sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Murchisonioidea
Family:Murchisoniidae
Koken, 1896
Synonyms

† Hormotomidae Wenz, 1938

Murchisoniidae is an extinct family of fossil gastropods in the superfamily Murchisonioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [1]

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

Fossil Preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age

A fossil is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood, oil, coal, and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record.

Murchisonioidea is an extinct superfamily of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.

Contents

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Murchisoniidae include:

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Murchisoniidae Koken, 1896 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711907 on 2017-02-24


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