Craniopsidae

Craniopsidae is an extinct family of brachiopods in the order Craniopsida with species known from the Cambrian to the Carboniferous.

Craniopsidae
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Craniata
Order: †Craniopsida
Family: †Craniopsidae
Williams, 1963
Genera
  • †Craniops Hall, 1859
  • †Discinopsis Hall & Clarke 1892
  • †Lingulapholis Schuchert 1913
  • †Paracraniops Williams 1963
  • †Pseudopholidops Bekker, 1921
  • †Wrightiops Popov and Cocks 2014
Synonyms

Sanxiaella

Craniopsids also show some similarities with Kirengellids, a group of problematic Cambrian fossil shells of marine organisms.

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