Pileolidae Explained

Pileolidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs.[1] This family is related to the extant family Neritidae, the nerites.The family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.

Genera

The genus Pileolus[2] is found in Cretaceous age deposits in Europe, and Jurassic age deposits in New Zealand.

Notes and References

  1. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . amp . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1–2 .
  2. Özdikmen, H. . 2009 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Munis Entomology & Zoology . 4 . 1 . 233–256 .

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