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Plaesiomyidae

Extinct family of brachiopods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Plaesiomyidae
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Plaesiomyidae is a family of extinct lamp shells belonging to the order Orthida.

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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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