Biology:Pseudorthonychiidae
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Short description: Extinct genus of gastropods
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | †Pseudorthonychiidae |
| Genus: | †Pseudorthonychia |
Pseudorthonychiidae is an extinct, monogeneric (contains only one genus) family of fossil snails, gastropod mollusks in the clade Cycloneritimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Genera
The sole genus in this family is:
- Pseudorthonychia Bandel & Frýda, 1999
References
- Paleobiology database entry
- K. Bandel and J. Frýda. 1999. Notes on the evolution and higher classification of the subclass Neritimorpha (Gastropoda) with the description of some new taxa. Geologica et Palaeontologica 33(2):219-235
Wikidata ☰ Q7255513 entry
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