Thecideidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Class: | Rhynchonellata |
Order: | Thecideida |
Family: | Thecideidae |
Thecideidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Thecideida. [1]
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Genera: [1]
Thecideida is an order of cryptic articulate brachiopods characterized by their small size and habit of cementing their ventral valves to hard substrates such as shells, rocks and carbonate hardgrounds. Thecideides first appear in the Triassic and are common today.
Ospreyella is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Thecideidae.
Lacazella is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Thecideidae.