Plaesiomys

Plaesiomys
Temporal range: Ordovician
Fossil specimen of Plaesiomys subquadrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: †Orthida
Family: †Plaesiomyidae
Genus: †Plaesiomys
Hall and Clarke, 1892

Plaesiomys is a genus of extinct lamp shells belonging to the family Plaesiomyidae.

Fossil record

Fossils of Plaesiomys are found in marine strata of the Ordovician (age range: from 466.0 to 443.7 years ago.) of Canada, China, Europe and United States.

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