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.
| Meristella | |
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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 |
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Related genera include Charionella, Meristelloides, and Pentagonia.
References
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- ↑ Meristella at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- R.C Moore 1952. Brachiopods, Ch 6. Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer. Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill.