Meristella

Meristella Temporal range: Late Silurian-Late Devonian ~
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M. laevis, front and side views (nr. 15)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Athyridida
Family:	Meristellidae
Genus:	Meristella Hall
Species
M. laevis M. robertsensis M. wheeleri

Meristella is an extinct genus of brachiopods found from the Late Silurian to the Late Devonian. 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. Related genera include Charionella, Meristelloides, and Pentagonia.

Further reading

• R.C Moore 1952. Brachiopods, Ch 6. Moore, Lalicker, and Fischer. Invertebrate Fossils, McGraw-Hill.