Protoconchoididae

Protoconchoididae
Protoconchoides varians fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: incertae sedis
Family: †Protoconchoididae
Geyer, 1994[1]
Genera[2]
  • †Kornoutella Horný, 1997
  • †Mytoconula Horný, 2009
  • †Patelliconus Horný, 1961
  • †Protoconchoides Shaw, 1962
Synonyms[2]

Patelliconidae Frýda, 1998

Protoconchoididae is an extinct family of Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain taxonomic position, i.e. they were either Gastropoda or Monoplacophora.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005[3] categorizes Protoconchoididae within the Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position. This family is unassigned to superfamily. This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera in the family Protoconchoididae include:[2]

  • †Kornoutella Horný, 1997
  • †Mytoconula Horný, 2009
  • †Patelliconus Horný, 1961
  • †Protoconchoides Shaw, 1962 - type genus of the family Protoconchoididae

References

  1. ^ Geyer G. 1994. New York State Museum, Geological Survey, Bulletin, 481: 81.
  2. ^ a b c 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). "Protoconchoididae Geyer, 1994 †". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ 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. https://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
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