Actinoconchus
Extinct genus of brachiopods
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Actinoconchus is an extinct genus of brachiopods that lived from the Carboniferous to the Late Permian in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
| Actinoconchus Temporal range: Carboniferous - Late Permian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | †Athyridida |
| Family: | †Athyrididae |
| Subfamily: | †Athyridinae |
| Genus: | †Actinoconchus McCoy, 1844 |
References
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 85)