Meristella
Extinct genus of brachiopods
Meristella Temporal range: Late Silurian-Late Devonian ~418–360 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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M. laevis, front and side views (nr. 15) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Class: | Rhynchonellata |
Order: | Athyridida |
Family: | Meristellidae |
Genus: | Meristella Hall |
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Meristella is an extinct genus of brachiopods found from the Late Silurian to the Late Devonian.[1] They are characterized by a smooth oval shell and a prominent incurved beak on the pedicle valve. Meristella is placed in the family Meristellidae of the articulate brachiopod order Athyridida.
Related genera include Charionella, Meristelloides, and Pentagonia.
References
- ^ Meristella at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- R.C Moore 1952. Brachiopods, Ch 6. Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer. Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill.