Birkeniidae
| Birkeniidae | |
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| Fossil and model of Birkenia elegans | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Anaspida |
| Order: | †Birkeniiformes |
| Family: | †Birkeniidae Traquair, 1899 |
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Birkeniidae is an extinct family of jawless fish belonging to the order Birkeniiformes. They were defined in 1899 by Ramsay H. Traquair, and were a successful family among the many jawless fish in the Silurian seas.
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