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Protoconchoididae

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Protoconchoididae
Protoconchoides varians fossil, National Museum of Natural History
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Protoconchoididae

Geyer, 1994[1]
Genera

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

Taxonomy

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

Genera

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Genera in the family Protoconchoididae include:

References

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