Patelliconidae

Patelliconidae is an extinct family of Paleozoic fossil molluscs. It is not known whether these were Gastropoda or Monoplacophora.

Patelliconidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda or Monoplacophora
Family:
†Patelliconidae

Frýda, 1998[1]
Genera

See text

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005[2] categorizes Patelliconidae within the Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position. This family is unassigned to superfamily. This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera in the family Patelliconidae include:

  • Patelliconus Horný, 1961 - type genus of the family Patelliconidae

References
  1. Frýda. 1998. Věštník Českého Geologického Ústavu, 73(1): 46.
  2. 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


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