Chlidonophoridae

Chlidonophoridae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida.[1]

Chlidonophoridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Chlidonophoridae
Muir-Wood, 1959
Subfamilies
  • Chlidonophorinae
  • Draciinae
  • Agulhasinae
  • Eucalathinae
  • Orthothyridinae
Diversity
52 species

Existence

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]

Charactersistics

All species of Chlidonophoridae are blind like all species of Rhynchonellata. They are stationary and are attached to a surface. They are suspension feeders also called filter feeders and their diet consists of suspended food particles like phytoplankton. They also have a taphonomy of low Mg calcite like all other brachiopods. [2]

Subtaxa

Subfamily Chlidonophorinae

Subfamily Draciinae
  • Dracius

Subfamily Eucalathinae

Subfamily Orthothyridinae
  • Orthothyris

Subfamily Agulhasiinae
Phylogeny of Chlidonophoridae

Other Taxa in Terebratulida

Terebratulidina

Other Taxa

Cancellothyridoidea 

Cancellothyrididae

Inopinatarculidae 

Chlidonophoridae

References
  1. "Chlidonophoridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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