Ampullospirinae

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Ampullospirinae is a subfamily of the caenogastropod family Naticidae. The Ampullospirinae include almost entirely extinct species. It was a major worldwide naticid group during last Mesozoic and early Tertiary and associated with tropical or subtropical faunas.

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Marincovich, L.N. (1977) Cenozoic Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Northeastern Pacific. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 70, 169-212.
Kabat, A.R. (1991) The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449.