Metoptomatidae
| Metoptomatidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | †Metoptomatidae Wenz, 1938[1] |
| Genera | |
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Metoptomatidae is an extinct family of fossil molluscs from the Paleozoic era. These molluscs are either (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora).
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005[2] 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:[3]
- Metoptoma Philips, 1836, the type genus of the family Metoptomatidae
- Calloconus Perner, 1903
- Palaeoscurria Perner, 1903
References
- ^ Wenz (March) 1938. Handbuch der Paläozoologie, 6(1): 38, 43, 92.
- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2026). "Metoptomatidae Wenz, 1938 †". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 March 2026.