''Neospirifer'' is an extinct genus of articulate
brachiopod fossils belonging to the family
Trigonotretidae.
These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived in the
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...
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, Palistan Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Venezuela.
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Description
''Neospirifer'' species have shells with robust valves, a prominent sulcus and a characteristic ridge.Encyc lopaedia Britannica
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Species
References
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Prehistoric brachiopod genera
Carboniferous first appearances
Permian genus extinctions
Spiriferida
Paleozoic life of British Columbia
Paleozoic life of Nunavut
Paleozoic life of Yukon