Trimerellida

Trimerellida
Temporal range: Darriwilian–Ludlow[1]
Dinobolus davidsoni, a trimerellid from the Silurian of Estonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Craniata
Order: †Trimerellida
Gorjansky & Popov, 1985
Superfamily: †Trimerelloidea
Davidson & King, 1872
Families

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Trimerellida is an extinct order of craniate brachiopods, containing the sole superfamily Trimerelloidea and the families Adensuidae, Trimerellidae, and Ussuniidae. Trimerellidae was a widespread family of warm-water brachiopods ranging from the Middle Ordovician ("Llandeilo" / Darriwilian) to the late Silurian (Ludlow). Adensuidae and Ussuniidae are monogeneric families restricted to the Ordovician of Kazakhstan.[2] Most individuals were free-living, though some (namely Australian populations of the genus Eodinobolus) clustered into large congregations similar to modern oyster reefs.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Palaeos Metazoa: Brachiopoda: Trimerellida".
  2. ^ a b Popov, Leonid E.; Holmer, Lars E. (2000). "Chapter 2 (part): Trimerellida". In Kaesler, Roger L. (ed.). Part H, Brachiopoda (Revised). Volumes 2 & 3: Linguliformea, Craniiformea, and Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Boulder, Colorado; Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America; University of Kansas. pp. 184–192. ISBN 0-8137-3108-9.
  3. ^ WEBBY, BARRY D.; PERCIVAL, IAN G. (1983). "Ordovician trimerellacean brachiopod shell beds". Lethaia. 16 (3): 215–232. Bibcode:1983Letha..16..215W. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1983.tb00659.x. ISSN 0024-1164.