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Halorellidae

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Extinct family of marine lamp shells

Halorellidae
Temporal range: Triassic Preκž’ κž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossils of Halorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Halorellidae
Ager 1965

Halorellidae is an extinct family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida.

Fossil record

These lamp shells lived in the Triassic (age range: 221.5 to 201.6 Ma). Fossils of this family can be found in Austria, Canada, China, Hungary, Indonesia, New Zealand, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey and United States.

References

  1. Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Halorellidae
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