Plaesiomys Temporal range: Ordovician
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Plaesiomys is a genus of extinct lamp shells belonging to the family Plaesiomyidae.
Fossils of Plaesiomys are found in marine strata of the Ordovician (age range: from 466.0 to 443.7 years ago.) of Canada, China, Europe and United States.[1]