Maoraxidae is an extinct family of snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.[2]
| Maoraxidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | †Maoraxidae Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000[1] |
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Maoraxidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
edit- † Maoraxis Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000[1] - type genus
- † Maoraxis kieli Bandel, Gründel, Maxwell, 2000[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bandel, Gründel & Maxwell (2000). "Gastropods from the upper Early Jurassic/early Middle Jurassic of Kaiwara Valley, North Canterbury, New Zealand". Freiberger Forschungshefte ser. C, 490: 67-132. page 89. abstract
- ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
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