Chlidonophoridae
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| Chlidonophoridae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | Terebratulida |
| Family: | Chlidonophoridae Muir-Wood, 1959 |
| Subfamilies | |
| Diversity | |
| 52 species | |
Chlidonophoridae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida.[1]
Fossils of Chlidonophoridae have been discovered as early as 191-183 MYA in the Jurassic period. her has a total of 52 species out of which 25 are extant to the present day (48%).[2] There have been a total of 697 occurrences of the genus, most located in the Gulf of Mexico, North coast of Europe, West of Australia, East of Africa and South of South America.[1]