''Terebratula'' is a modern
genus
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of
brachiopod
Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan 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 end, w ...
s with a fossil record dating back to the
Late Devonian
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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 Pliocene
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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 Bolzano
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, Italy
References
External links
''Terebratula''in the
Paleobiology Database
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History
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Short notes on Terebratula*J. Morri
On the Subdivision of the Genus Terebratula
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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