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Meristella

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GBIF:165409731

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Characteristics

Extant Late Silurian-Late Devonian~418-360 Ma

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Meristella is an extinct genus of brachiopods found from the Late Silurian to the Late Devonian.Meristella at Fossilworks.org 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.

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AnimaliaBrachiopodaRhynchonellataAthyrididaMeristellidaeMeristella

Animalia124,334

Brachiopoda204

Rhynchonellata150

Athyridida13

Meristellidae1

Meristella

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M. laevis, front and side views (nr. 15)

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