Craniopsidae

Craniopsidae; Temporal range: 516.0–342.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Lophophorata
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Craniata
Order:	†Craniopsida
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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