Nerrhenidae
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†Nerrhenidae is an extinct taxonomic family
of fossil sea snail
s, marine
, gastropod mollusks. Nerrhenidae is the only family in the superfamily Nerrhenoidea.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of fossil sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
, gastropod mollusks. Nerrhenidae is the only family in the superfamily Nerrhenoidea.