Meristina
Genus of brachiopods
| 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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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
- ^ "Meristina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 85)
External links
- Meristina in the Paleobiology Database
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