''Meristella'' is an extinct genus of brachiopods found from the

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.org They are characterized by a smooth oval shell and a prominent incurved beak on the pedicle valve. ''Meristella'' is placed in the family Meristellidae of the articulate brachiopod order

Athyridida Athyridida is an order of Paleozoic brachiopods included in the Rhynchonellata, which makes up part of the articulate brachiopods. The Athyridida are the Rostrospracea of R.C Moore, 1952,Moore, Lalcker and Fischer, 1952, Invertebrate Fossils, McG ...

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References

* R.C Moore 1952. Brachiopods, Ch 6. Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer. Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill. {{Taxonbar, from=Q6819508 Rhynchonellata Prehistoric brachiopod genera Devonian animals of North America Devonian United States Devonian animals of South America Devonian Colombia Fossils of Colombia Silurian first appearances Late Devonian animals Devonian extinctions Paleozoic life of Ontario Floresta Formation Paleozoic life of Manitoba Paleozoic life of New Brunswick Paleozoic life of Nova Scotia Paleozoic life of Nunavut Paleozoic life of Quebec Paleozoic life of Yukon

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