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Euphemitidae
Extinct family of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Euphemitidae is an extinct family of Paleozoic fossil molluscs of uncertain position. They have isostrophically coiled shells and may be either Gastropoda sea (snail)s, or Monoplacophora.
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Taxonomy
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005[2] categorizes Euphemitidae in the superfamilia Bellerophontoidea within the Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position with isostrophically coiled shells (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora).
This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Euphemitidae Knight, 1956
- Paleuphemitinae Frýda, 1999
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Genera
Genera in the family Euphemitidae include:
- Euphemites Warthin, 1930 - the type genus of the family Euphemitidae
References
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