Biology:Terebratulidae

Short description: Family of brachiopods

Not to be confused with Terebratellidae, also in order Terebratulida

Terebratulidae Temporal range: Late Devonian - Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Terebratula sp. - Triassic from Bolzano, Italy
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Terebratulida
Suborder:	Terebratulidina
Superfamily:	Terebratuloidea
Family:	Terebratulidae Gray, 1840
Subfamilies
Cheirothyrinae Dallithyridinae Dictyothyrinae Gryphinae Liothyrina Loboidothyrinae Lobothyrinae Plicatoriinae Seymourinae Terebratulinae Tichosininae

Terebratulidae is a family of brachiopods with a fossil record dating back to the Late Devonian. It is subdivided into 11 subfamilies.

Further reading

• Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 93)
• Terebratulidae at fossilworks.org

Wikidata ☰ Q3279483 entry