Clivunellidae
| Clivunellidae Temporal range: Miocene
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Lymnaeoidea |
| Family: | †Clivunellidae Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković,1972 |
| Genera | |
Clivunellidae is an extinct family of macrobenthic gastropod molluscs, described by Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković in 1972.[1][2][3]
Distribution
Fossils of Clivunella have been discovered in Miocene deposits of paleolakes within the Dinaride Lake System in southeastern Europe.[4] This family is believed to have evolved exclusively within that ancient lake system.
Genera
- Clivunella Katzer, 1918
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Clivunellidae Kochansky-Devidé & Sliškovic, 1972 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819714 on 2025-09-01
- ^ "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47: 52.
- ^ "FreshGEN - Clivunellidae Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković, 1972 †". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ Srce, Sveučilšni računski centar-. Paleontologija (in Croatian).
- Kochansky-Devidé, V., Sliškovic, T. (1972). Revizija roda Clivunella Katzer, 1918 i Delminiella n.gen. (Gastropoda). Geološki glasnik. 16, 47–70.