Euomphalidae is an extinct family of Paleozoic to early Mesozoic marine molluscs which may be gastropods with anisostrophically coiled shells (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). The shells show a selenizone.
Genera Genera in the family Euomphalidae include:Euomphalidae. The Paleobiology Database, accessed 12 August 2009.
Acanthonema Alaionema Amphiscapha Anisostoma Araeonema - synonym: Palaeoturbina Austerum Bicarina Biformispira Centrifugus - synonym: Hisingeria Coelodiscus C.-C.Jao, 1941 (unaccepted) Cylicioscapha Discotropis Eleutherospira Elkoceras Euomphalopsis Euomphalus J. de C. Sowerby, 1814 - type genus - synonyms: Phymatifer, Schizostoma, Paromphalus. Fletcherviewia Goldfussoceras Hippocampoides Kiaeromphalus Leptomphalus Linsleyella Nevadaspira Nodeuomphalus Novakopteron Nummocalcar Odontomaria Offleyotrochus Phanerotinus Planotectus Platybasis Pleuronotus Poleumita - synonyms: Polytropina, Polytropis. Rhabdotocochlis Saturnotropis Sinistrispira Sinutropis Spinicharybdiinae Straparollus Stusakia Tychobrahea Weeksia Woehrmannia
References
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1–526.
External links
Linsley R.M. & Yochelson E.L. 1973. Devonian Carrier Shells (Euomphalidae) from North America and Germany. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 824: 1-26, pl. 1-6.