Eospirifer
Extinct genus of brachiopods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eospirifer is a genus of extinct brachiopod in the class Rhynchonellata (Articulata) and the order Spiriferida. Their fossils occur most commonly in marine calcareous, microbialitic mudstones with extensive mudcracks or shelly packstones, generally mid-Silurian to early-Devonian in age.
Quick Facts Eospirifer Temporal range: middle Silurian - early Devonian, Scientific classification ...
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Class: | Rhynchonellata |
Order: | †Spiriferinida |
Suborder: | †Cyrtinidina |
Superfamily: | †Cyrtinoidea |
Family: | †Cyrtinidae |
Genus: | †Eospirifer Schuchert, 1913 |
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