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Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | Granddaughter taxa | ||||
| Lagenochitininae glabrous | |||||
| Cyathochitininae carina | |||||
| Pellichitininae sleeve | |||||
| Urochitininae copula | |||||
| Angochitininae spiny | |||||
| Ancyrochitininae processes | |||||
Catalog entries: Lagenochitinidae
Original description: Family Lagenochitinidae n. fam.
Bottle-shaped form. The greatest width is not near the distal end, but rather located more toward the middle of the longitudinal axis. The bottle-shaped chamber gradually transitions into a neck-like section. Aperture smooth.
Eisenack, 1931
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (ct_main):
This taxon: flexure conspicuous
Emended description:
This family includes five subfamilies: Lagenochitininae, Urochitininae, Angochitininae, Ancyrochitininae, and Cyathochitininae.
Paris, 1981
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of Devonian Period (100% up, 359.3Ma, in Early Carboniferous stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Early Ordovician Epoch (471.26-486.85Ma, base in Tremadocian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
NB The ranges given for genera and higher taxa are the total ranges of species included in that taxon in this database - so the true total range of the taxon will usually be longer
Eisenack, A. (1931). Neue Mikrofossilien des baltischen Silurs. I. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 13(1): 74-118. gs Paris, F. (1981a). Les Chitinozoaires dans le Paléozoïque du Sud-Ouest de l'Europe: Cadre géologique, étude systématique, biostratigraphie. Memoires de la Societe Geologique et Mineralogique de Bretagne. 26: 1-412. gsReferences:

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Lagenochitinidae compiled by the Sonia Camino, viewed: 18-6-2026
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