Uncites
| Uncites | |
|---|---|
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| Fossil specimen of Uncites gryphus from Germany, Devonian age | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | Athyridida |
| Superfamily: | Uncitoidea |
| Family: | Uncitidae |
| Genus: | Uncites Defrance, 1828 |
Uncites is an extinct genus of Brachiopods in the family Uncitidae. This genus includes spire-bearing brachiopod with a rostrate ventral valve. A typical species is Uncites gryphus from the Middle Devonian in Germany.
References
- Paleobiology Database
- R. T. Becker,W. T. Kirchgasser Devonian Events and Correlations
- Thomas Davidson British Fossil Brachiopoda
- The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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