Pennsylvanian Shell

[Dantheman135]

Found in creek. Liberty, MO. Shell Of some sort.  Pennsylvanian.

[Dantheman135]

[Dantheman135]

Large piece of shell missing. Is it still possible to get to genus level?

[Tidgy's Dad]

A productid brachiopod, methinks. 

Very nice! 

[Herb]

maybe Juresania sp

[Dantheman135]

This sounds very newbie, but what is a productid brachiopod? I know what a brachiopod is but I am unsure what a productid one is.

[ynot]

3 hours ago, Dantheman135 said:

This sounds very newbie, but what is a productid brachiopod? I know what a brachiopod is but I am unsure what a productid one is.

That is a genus level.

Edit: Missed it by that much }------------------------------------{

See below.

[Missourian]

That is Linoproductus.

 

Here is one (bottom) compared with Antiquatonia (Dictyoclostus):

 

 

And an example of Juresania (mentioned in a post above):

 

 

These brachiopods are often found together.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Just now, Missourian said:

That is Linoproductus.

 

Here is one (bottom) compared with Antiquatonia (Dictyoclostus):

 

 

And an example of Juresania (mentioned in a post above):

 

 

These brachiopods are often found together.

[Dantheman135]

Thanks so much!

[doushantuo]

some productid anatomy:

[Peat Burns]

2 hours ago, Dantheman135 said:

This sounds very newbie, but what is a productid brachiopod? I know what a brachiopod is but I am unsure what a productid one is.

Productid is short for Productida, an order (above family level of classification) of brachiopods. 

[doushantuo]

And the order that produced the weirdest morphologies(forms),too

[erose]

The genus Linoproductus is fairly distinct and usually an easy identification to make. There are a handful of species and they require a good specimen and stratigraphy to hone in on.

 

The rest of the Texas Productida make me NUTs! Too many genera and species that are only slightly different.

[Dantheman135]

Thanks guys

[westcoast]

7 hours ago, erose said:

The genus Linoproductus is fairly distinct and usually an easy identification to make. There are a handful of species and they require a good specimen and stratigraphy to hone in on.

 

The rest of the Texas Productida make me NUTs! Too many genera and species that are only slightly different.

I agree with erose. Approach naming or classification of Productid brachiopods with caution!

[doushantuo]

epizoic Linoproductus

[doushantuo]

West ,good to see you back,long time no see!!

[westcoast]

7 hours ago, doushantuo said:

West ,good to see you back,long time no see!!

I've been here, just watching incognito. .  

[Missourian]

On 6/2/2018 at 10:36 AM, doushantuo said:

epizoic Linoproductus

 

Crinoids can also live on/with Linoproductus as well:

 

http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/211_4/strimple.html