| Prionorhynchiidae Temporal range: Triassic–Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Fossil of Sphenorhynchia plicatella from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | Rhynchonellida |
| Family: | Prionorhynchiidae |
Prionorhynchiidae is an extinct family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida.
These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. They lived in the Triassic and in the Jurassic periods, from 235.0 to 164.7 Ma.
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| Prionorhynchiidae | |
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