Terebratula
Genus of brachiopods
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Terebratula is a modern genus of brachiopods with a fossil record dating back to the Late Devonian. These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders and have a worldwide distribution.
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| Terebratula maugerii from the Upper Miocene of Cordoba, Spain. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | Terebratulida |
| Family: | Terebratulidae |
| Genus: | †Terebratula Müller, 1776 |
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Description
Terebratula species have biconvex egg-shaped shells, anterior margins of the valves have two small folds, concentric growth lines are quite thin or nearly absent. The larger valve has a ventral umbo with the opening through which they extend a short peduncle.[1]
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Reassigned species
As Terebratula has been erected early on in paleontology, many species have since been reassigned to other genera.[2]
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