Meristella
| Meristella | |
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| Meristella laevis, front and side views (nr. 15) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | Athyridida |
| Family: | Meristellidae |
| Genus: | Meristella Hall |
Meristella is a genus of brachiopod found from the Upper Silurian to the Middle Devonian 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
- R.C Moore 1952. Brachiopods, Ch 6. Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer. Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill.
- Meristella data
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