Meristella

Meristella
Temporal range: Late Silurian-Late Devonian
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Meristella laevis, front and side views (nr. 15)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: †Athyridida
Family: †Meristellidae
Subfamily: †Meristellinae
Genus: †Meristella
Hall, 1859
Species
  • Meristella laevis
  • Meristella robertsensis
  • Meristella wheeleri

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

Further reading

  • R.C Moore 1952. Brachiopods, Ch 6. Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer. Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill.
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