Nerineidae

Extinct family of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nerineidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Heterobranchia.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Superfamily:Nerineoidea
Family:Nerineidae
Zittel, 1873
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Nerineidae
Bactroptyxis trachaea, Aubry-en-exmes, Normandy, France; Middle Jurassic (Bathonian).
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Nerineoidea
Family: Nerineidae
Zittel, 1873
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Genera

Genera within the family Nerineidae include:

  • Nerinea, the type genus
  • Bactroptyxis
Bactroptyxis trachaea, Aubry-en-exmes, Normandy, France; Middle Jurassic (Bathonian). Close-up view of interior.

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