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Strophomenata
Extinct class of marine lamp shells / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Strophomenata is an extinct class of brachiopods in the subphylum Rhynchonelliformea.
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Strophomenata | |
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Strophomenid brachiopod with encrusting cornulitid worm tube (Upper Ordovician, SE Indiana). | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Subphylum: | Rhynchonelliformea |
Class: | †Strophomenata Williams 1996 |
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They originated in the Cambrian period, hugely diversified during the Ordovician, and faced near extinction from the Permian-Triassic extinction. Only a few lingered around in the Triassic until eventually going extinct.[2] They were an exceptionally diverse group of brachiopods, and within the group the Strophomenids of the early Paleozoic and Productids of the late Paleozoic hugely contributed to the immense diversity.