| Plaesiomys Temporal range: Ordovician | |
|---|---|
| Fossil specimen of Plaesiomys subquadrata | |
| Scientific 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.
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.