Spiriferinida
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Spiriferinida is an extinct brachiopod order, known from the Devonian to the Jurassic.
== Description == The order Spiriferinida belongs to the subphylum Rhynchonelliformea, approximately corresponding to the former subphylum Articulata (articulate brachiopods) characterised by calcareous shell with teeth and sockets, and to the class Rhynchonellata defined on the basis of the shell microstructure.
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