Holopeidae
Extinct family of gastropods
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†Holopeidae is an extinct family of paleozoic gastropod mollusks.[1][2] These molluscs were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.
| Holopeidae | |
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| Holopea praestans from Czech Republic, at the National Museum (Prague) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | †Holopeidae Cossmann, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cycloridae S. A. Miller, 1889 | |
This family is unassigned to superfamily. This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera in the family Holopeidae include:
- Cyclora
- Eopagodea
- Holopea J. Hall, 1847[3]
- Pachystrophia Perner, 1903[3]
- Ptychonema Perner, 1903[3]
- Raphistomina Ulrich & Scofield, 1897[3]
- Sinutropis Perner, 1903[3] but in family Euomphalidae[4]
- Umbospira Perner, 1903[3]
