Biology:Plaesiomyidae

Short description: Extinct family of brachiopods

Plaesiomyidae Temporal range: 478–418 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Tremadocian-Early Lochkovian
Fossils of Plaesiomys subquadrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Orthida
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.).

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

Wikidata ☰ Q18574617 entry