''Terebratula'' is a modern genus of brachiopods with a fossil record dating back to the

Late Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, wher ...

. 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 Pliocene founded in Almería File:Terebratula.jpg, ''Terebratula longirostris'' fossil at the Geological Museum, Copenhagen File:Terebratulidae - Terebratula.JPG, ''Terebratula'' sp. from the Triassic of Bolzano, Italy

References

External links

''Terebratula''
in the Paleobiology Database
Short notes on Terebratula
*J. Morri
On the Subdivision of the Genus Terebratula
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