Terebratulidae

Not to be confused with Terebratellidae, also in order Terebratulida

Terebratulidae
Temporal range:
Terebratula sp. - Triassic from Bolzano, Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Suborder: Terebratulidina
Superfamily: Terebratuloidea
Family:
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.[1] It is subdivided into 11 subfamilies.

References

  1. ^ Terebratulidae in the Paleobiology Database

Further reading

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 93)
  • "Terebratulidae". Paleobiology Database.


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