Plaesiomyidae

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

Plaesiomyidae
Temporal range: Ordovician–Silurian
Fossils of Plaesiomys subquadrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Family:
Plaesiomyidae

Schuchert, 1913

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
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References
  1. Paleobiology Database
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