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Taxon: Family Potamididae Adams & Adams, 1854 - potamids (mollusc)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Potamidinae (Subfamily) Adams & Adams, 1854
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Potomidinae (Subfamily) orth. inval. Ref: 1955. J. Paleont. 29: 419. [inferred]
TypePotamides (Genus) Brongniart, 1810 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 140. [implicit]

Variants

Different rankPotamidinae (Subfamily) Adams & Adams, 1854
Different spellingPotamidae (Family) Ortmann, 1896 Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 994.

Synonyms

Synonymous nameTelescopiidae (Family) Allan, 1950 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 249.
IncludingCerithideidae (Family) Houbrick, 1988 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 249.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namepotamids
horn shells
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