Metacerithiidae
| Metacerithiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Metacerithium balticum fossil at the Geological Museum, Copenhagen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Metacerithiidae Cossmann, 1906 |
Metacerithiidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.[1]
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Metacerithiidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Metacerithiidae include:
- Metacerithium - the type genus
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1-2).