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Paterinida

fossil brachiopod
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  • lamp shells
    lamp shells
    / Annotated classification

    Order PaterinidaShell with phosphate, rounded or elliptical; pedicle opening partly closed by cover called homeodeltidium; dorsal valve similar to the ventral but with a convex homeochilidium; 7 genera; Early Cambrian to mid-Ordovician.Class ArticulataShells articulate by means of teeth and sockets; shells always calcareous;…

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    Order PaterinidaShell with phosphate, rounded or elliptical; pedicle opening partly closed by cover called homeodeltidium; dorsal valve similar to the ventral but with a convex homeochilidium; 7 genera; Early Cambrian to mid-Ordovician.Class ArticulataShells articulate by means of teeth and sockets; shells always calcareous;…

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