Protoconchoididae

Protoconchoididae
Protoconchoides varians fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: incertae sedis
Family: †Protoconchoididae
Geyer, 1994
Genera
Synonyms

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 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:

References

  1. ↑ Geyer G. 1994. New York State Museum, Geological Survey, Bulletin, 481: 81.
  2. 1 2 3 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