Biology:Prionorhynchiidae

Short description: Extinct family of marine lamp shells

Prionorhynchiidae Temporal range: Triassic–Jurassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Sphenorhynchia plicatella from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Rhynchonellida
Family:	Prionorhynchiidae

Prionorhynchiidae is an extinct family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida.

These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. They lived in the Triassic and in the Jurassic periods, from 235.0 to 164.7 Ma.

Genera

• Amoenirhynchia
• Lokutella
• Prionorhynchia
• Sphenorhynchia

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18344637 entry