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Brachiopods are part of the broader group Lophophorata, alongside Bryozoa and Phoronida, with which they share the characteristic lophophores.

Brachiopods are thought to have evolved from "tommotiid" ancestors during the Early Cambrian. Brachiopods were highly diverse during the Paleozoic era, when their diversity exceeded that

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