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.
Meristina Temporal range: Late Ordovician – Middle Devonian
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Class: | Rhynchonellata |
Order: | †Spiriferida |
Family: | †Meristellidae |
Genus: | †Meristina Hall, 1867 |
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References
edit- ^ "Meristina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 85)
External links
edit- Meristina in the Paleobiology Database