Trypanaxidae is an extinct
family
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of
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the superfamily
Campaniloidea
The Campaniloidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. The Campaniloidea are unassigned in the clade Caenogastropoda.
Taxonomy
The following four families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
* ...
.
According to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), the family Trypanaxidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Trypanaxidae include:
* † ''
Trypanaxis''
Cossmann, 1889 - the
type genus
* † ''
Alocaxis''
Cossmann, 1889''Alocaxis''
The Paleobiology Database
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History
The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ...
, accessed 16 May 2010.
References
The Paleobiology Database: Trypanaxidae
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