{"id":470,"date":"2013-10-16T02:06:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T02:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=470"},"modified":"2014-01-07T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T14:48:55","slug":"rafinesquinidae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/brachiopoda\/strophomenata\/strophomenida\/rafinesquinidae\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafinesquinidae"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"rafinesquinidae\"<\/div>\n
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\nClassification<\/strong>
\nPhylum:\u00a0Brachiopoda<\/a>
\nClass:\u00a0
Strophomenata<\/a>
\nOrder:\u00a0
Strophomenida<\/a>
\nFamily: Rafinesquinidae (Schuchert, 1983)
\nCincinnatian Genera:\u00a0
Leptaena<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0Rafinesquina<\/a><\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Geologic Range<\/strong>
\nOrdovician (Llanvirn) \u2013 Carboniferous (Namurian)<\/p>\n

Common Paleoecology<\/strong>
\nRafinesquinidae is an extinct family of facultatively mobile, epifaunal suspension feeders<\/p>\n

Characteristics of the Family<\/strong><\/p>\n