Murchisoniidae
Extinct family of gastropods
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Murchisoniidae is an extinct family of fossil gastropods in the superfamily Murchisonioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[1]
| Murchisoniidae | |
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| Murchisonia sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | †Murchisonioidea |
| Family: | †Murchisoniidae Koken, 1896 |
| Synonyms | |
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† Hormotomidae Wenz, 1938 | |
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Murchisoniidae include:
- Murchisonia d'Archiac & Verneuil, 1841, the type genus
