Plaesiomys


Plaesiomys is a genus of extinct lamp shells belonging to the family Plaesiomyidae.

Fossil record

Fossils of Plaesiomys are found in marine strata of the Ordovician of Canada, China, Europe and United States.

Species

  • Plaesiomys anticostiensis
  • Plaesiomys bellistriatus Wang, 1949
  • Plaesiomys carletona Twenhofel, 1928
  • Plaesiomys fidelis Popov et al., 2000
  • Plaesiomys iphigenia
  • Plaesiomys multiplicata Bancroft, 1945
  • Plaesiomys porcata
  • Plaesiomys proavitus Winchell and Schuchert, 1892
  • Plaesiomys rockymontana Wilson, 1926
  • Plaesiomys saxbiana Oraspold, 1959
  • †''Plaesiomys subquadrata''