Terebratula
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| File:Terebratula maugerii Boni, 1933.JPG | |
| Terebratula maugerii from the Upper Miocene of Cordoba, Spain. | |
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| Genus: | Terebratula Müller, 1776
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Terebratula is a modern genus of brachiopods with a fossil record dating back to the Late Devonian. These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders and have a worldwide distribution.
Description
[edit | edit source]Terebratula species have biconvex egg-shaped shells, anterior margins of the valves have two small folds, concentric growth lines are quite thin or nearly absent. The larger valve has a ventral umbo with the opening through which they extend a short peduncle.[1]
Selected species
[edit | edit source]Reassigned species
[edit | edit source]As Terebratula has been erected early on in paleontology, many species have since been reassigned to other genera.[2]
Gallery
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Terebratula longirostris fossil at the Geological Museum, Copenhagen
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Terebratula sp. from the Triassic of Bolzano, Italy
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Terebratula in the Paleobiology Database
- Short notes on Terebratula Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- J. Morris On the Subdivision of the Genus Terebratula
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- Terebratulida
- Prehistoric brachiopod genera
- Devonian brachiopods
- Carboniferous brachiopods
- Permian brachiopods
- Mesozoic brachiopods
- Cenozoic brachiopods
- Prehistoric animals of Africa
- Extinct animals of Antarctica
- Prehistoric animals of Asia
- Prehistoric invertebrates of Oceania
- Prehistoric animals of Europe
- Prehistoric brachiopods of North America
- Mesozoic animals of South America
- Cretaceous Colombia
- Fossils of Colombia
- Extant Late Devonian first appearances