Hercosestria
Extinct genus of brachiopods
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Hercosestria is an extinct genus of brachiopods from the Lower and Middle Permian.[1] They were important reef-forming organisms because of their conical shapes, attaching spines, and gregarious habits.[2] It is related to Richthofenia.[3] Species of the genus have been found in Texas (H. cribrosa and H. laevis) and Guatemala (H. notialis).
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| Hercosestria cribrosa (multiple individuals) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | †Strophomenata |
| Order: | †Productida |
| Family: | †Hercosiidae |
| Genus: | †Hercosestria Cooper & Grant, 1969 |
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