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Meristina

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Meristina
Temporal range: Late OrdovicianMiddle Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Meristellidae
Genus: Meristina
Hall, 1867
Synonyms[1]
  • Whitfieldia Davidson, 1882

Meristina is an extinct genus of brachiopods that lived from the Late Ordovician to the Middle Devonian of Asia, Europe, and North America. Meristina had a smooth convex shell with a one-inch diameter.

References

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  1. ^ "Meristina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 85)
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