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Terebratula
Sign in to saveTerebratula 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumBrachiopoda
- ClassRhynchonellata
- OrderTerebratulida
- FamilyTerebratulidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,232
- With media
- 491
- Family
- Terebratulidae
- Collections
- LACM, USNM, NHMUK, PRI, UCMP, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom, Chile
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Terebratulidae
- Image
- Terebratula maugerii Boni, 1933.JPG
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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.
== 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.
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