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Prionorhynchiidae

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Prionorhynchiidae
Temporal range: Triassic–Jurassic [1]
Fossil of Sphenorhynchia plicatella from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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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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