Plaesiomyidae
| Plaesiomyidae Temporal range: Ordovician–Silurian | |
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| Fossils of Plaesiomys subquadrata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Family: | Plaesiomyidae Schuchert 1913 |
Plaesiomyidae is a family of extinct lamp shells belonging to the order Orthida.
Fossil record
Fossils of Plaesiomyidae are found in marine strata from the Ordovician until the Silurian (age range: from 478.6 to 418.7 years ago.).[1]
Genera
- †Austinella Foerste 1909
- †Bokotorthis Popov et al. 2000
- †Campylorthis Ulrich and Copper 1942
- †Chaulistomella
- †Dinorthis Hall and Clarke 1892
- †Evenkina
- †Madiorthis Zuykov and Harper 2008
- †Metorthis
- †Multicostella
- †Plaesiomys Hall and Clarke 1892
- †Retrorsirostra Schuchert and Cooper 1932
- †Valcourea
References
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