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Stringocephalus
Sign in to saveStringocephalus is an extinct genus of large brachiopods; between 388.1 to 376.1 million years old they are usually found as fossils in Devonian marine rocks. Several forms of the genus are known; they may be found in western North America, northern Europe (especially Poland), Asia and the Canning Basin of Western Australia. Several different types are known; they share a well-developed, curved structure shaped like a beak. Some of the largest specimens discovered to date have been found in China.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 6 inbound references to Stringocephalus, and connects out to Europe, China and Poland.
It sits within the topics Paleozoic life of Manitoba, Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories and Prehistoric brachiopod genera.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumBrachiopoda
- ClassRhynchonellata
- OrderTerebratulida
- FamilyStringocephalidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 92
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Stringocephalidae
- Collections
- USNM, YPM, PRI, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Germany, Australia, Malaysia, Algeria