Temnotropidae Explained

Temnotropidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Haliotoidea, the abalones 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 genus http://pbdb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=110253

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 info http://pbdb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=110253