Holopeidae

Holopeidae
Holopea praestans from Czech Republic, at the National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: †Holopeidae
Cossmann, 1908
Type species
Turbo petholatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

Cycloridae S. A. Miller, 1889

†Holopeidae is an extinct family of paleozoic gastropod mollusks.[1][2] These molluscs were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.

This family is unassigned to superfamily. This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera in the family Holopeidae include:

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Holopeidae Cossmann, 1908 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833729 on 2022-11-12
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  3. ^ a b c d e f Popov, L. E., Ebbestad, J. O. R., Mambetov, A., & Apayarov, F. K. (2007). A low diversity shallow water lingulid brachiopod-gastropod association from the Upper Ordovician of Kyrgyz Range. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 52(1).
  4. ^ [1] accessed 15 November 2017


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