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Wikipedia / Metacerithiidae

Metacerithiidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Campaniloidea.

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

Genera

Genera within the family Metacerithiidae include:

  • † Diatrypesis Tomlin, 1929

  • † Metacerithium Cossmann, 1906 - the type genus

  • † Nerineopsis Cossmann, 1906

  • Synonyms:

  • † Terebrella Andreae, 1887 : synonym of † Diatrypesis Tomlin, 1929 (invalid: junior homonym of Terebrella Maltzan, 1887; Trypetes Tomlin, 1929, is a replacement name)

  • † Trypetes Tomlin, 1929 : synonym of † Diatrypesis Tomlin, 1929 (invalid: junior homonym of Trypetes Schenck, 1859; Diatrypesis is a replacement name)

References

  • Delpey, G. (1941). Gastéropodes marins. Paléontologie, stratigraphie. Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France. new ser., 19(3−4), Mémoire 43: 144 pp., 28 pls.