Pentamerus

Pentamerus (meaning "five thighs") is a prehistoric genus of brachiopods that lived from the Silurian to the Middle Devonian in Asia, Europe, and North America.

The gall mite genus Pentamerus, established by Roivainen in 1951, is invalid and needs to be renamed. Until this happens, use Pentamerus (mite).

Pentamerus
Temporal range: Silurian - Middle Devonian
Silurian Pentamerus brachiopod.
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Pentamerus

Sowerby, 1813

See also

Sources

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 82)


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