Biology:Maoraxidae

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Short description: Extinct family of gastropods

Maoraxidae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Maoraxidae
Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000[1]

Maoraxidae is an extinct family of snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.[2]

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Maoraxidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

  • Maoraxis Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000[1] - type genus
    • Maoraxis kieli Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bandel, Gründel & Maxwell (2000). "Gastropods from the upper Early Jurassic/early Middle Jurassic of Kaiwara Valley, North Canterbury, New Zealand". Freiberger Forschungshefte ser. C, 490: 67-132. page 89. abstract
  2. Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1–2). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259006034. 

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