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Neospirifer

Extinct genus of brachiopods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neospirifer
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Neospirifer is an extinct genus of articulate brachiopod fossils belonging to the family Trigonotretidae.

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These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived in the Carboniferous and Permian periods, from 360.7 to 252.3 Ma. Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of Europe, United States, Canada, China, Australia, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Venezuela.[1]

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Description

Neospirifer species have shells with robust valves, a prominent sulcus and a characteristic ridge.[2]

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