Elasmonematidae is an extinct
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
s in the clade
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically the Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order, although they are treated as an unranked clade in Bouch ...
(according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within this family include:
* ''
Elasmonema'', the type genus, aka ''Callonema''
* ''
Anematina''
* ''
Discordichilus''
* ''
Hawletrochus''
* ''
Heidelbergeria''
* ''
Kimina''
* ''
Kyndalynia''
* ''
Streptotrochis''
References
Paleobiology Database info
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