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Extinct genus of brachiopods

Meristella
Temporal range: Late Silurian-Late Devonian
~418–360 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
M. laevis, front and side views (nr. 15)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Meristellidae
Genus: Meristella
Hall
Species
  • M. laevis
  • M. robertsensis
  • M. wheeleri

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

  1. Meristella at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

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