''Terebratula'' is a modern

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brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum (biology), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear e ...

s with a fossil record dating back to the

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. 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.

Selected species

Reassigned species

As ''Terebratula'' has been erected early on in paleontology, many species have since been reassigned to other genera.

Gallery

File:Terebrantula ampulla.2 - Plioceno.JPG, ''Terebrantula ampulla'' fossil from

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File:Terebratula.jpg, ''Terebratula longirostris'' fossil at the Geological Museum, Copenhagen File:Terebratulidae - Terebratula.JPG, ''Terebratula'' sp. from the Triassic of

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, Italy

References

External links

''Terebratula''
in the

Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms. History The Paleobiology Database originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ...

Short notes on Terebratula
*J. Morri
On the Subdivision of the Genus Terebratula
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3079202 Terebratulida Prehistoric brachiopod genera Devonian brachiopods Carboniferous brachiopods Permian brachiopods Mesozoic brachiopods Cenozoic brachiopods Prehistoric animals of Africa Extinct animals of Antarctica Prehistoric animals of Asia Prehistoric invertebrates of Oceania Prehistoric animals of Europe Prehistoric brachiopods of North America Mesozoic animals of South America Cretaceous Colombia Fossils of Colombia Extant Late Devonian first appearances