Acrotretoidea

Acrotretoidea
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Lingulata
Order: †Acrotretida
Superfamily: †Acrotretoidea
Families
  • Acrotretidae
  • Curticiidae
  • Torynelasmatidae
  • Eoconulidae
  • Ceratretidae
  • Ephippelasmatidae
  • Scaphelasmatidae
  • Biernatidae

Acrotretoidea is a superfamily of brachiopods containing the following families:

Family Number of genera Fossil range
Acrotretidae 55 Lower Cambrian – Silurian
Curticiidae 1 Middle – Upper Cambrian
Torynelasmatidae 9 Ordovician (Arenig) – Silurian
Eoconulidae 3 Ordovician (Arenig – Ashgill)
Ceratretidae 8 Lower – Upper Cambrian
Ephippelasmatidae 12 Upper Cambrian – Ordovician
Scaphelasmatidae 6 Middle Cambrian - Upper Silurian
Biernatidae 5 Lower Ordovician – Middle Devonian

References

  1. ^ Winrow, P. (2016). A review of Cambrian lingulate brachiopods of England and Wales Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering PhD degree thesis.


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