Craniopsidae

Craniopsidae Temporal range: 516.0–342.8 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Craniata
Order:	Craniopsida
Superfamily:	†Craniopsoidea
Family:	†Craniopsidae Williams 1963
Genera
†Craniops Hall, 1859 †Discinopsis Hall & Clarke 1892 †Lingulapholis Schuchert 1913 †Paracraniops Williams 1963 †Pseudopholidops Bekker, 1921 †Wrightiops Popov and Cocks 2014
Synonyms
Sanxiaella

Craniopsidae is an extinct family of brachiopods in the order Craniopsida with species known from the Cambrian to the Carboniferous.

Craniopsids also show some similarities with Kirengellids, a group of problematic Cambrian fossil shells of marine organisms.

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