Temnotropidae is an extinct
family
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of
fossil
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sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the superfamily
Haliotoidea, the abalone and their allies (according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Temnotropidae include:
* ''
Temnotropis'', the type genu
References
* Cox, L. R. (1960). ''Thoughts on the classification of the Gastropoda''. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 33(6): 239−261
* Paleobiology database inf
Temnotropidae,
Gastropod families
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