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Meristella sp? Brachiopod showing spiralia.


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Brachiopod showing spiralia. 

 

Meristella sp.? (M. laevis?)

 

Meristella lentiformis - Thank you, Adam.  :)

 

Lower Devonian Glenerie Limestone

Tri-states group Glenerie, NY.

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Tidgy's Dad

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In the Glenerie, the wide one is M. lentiformis, the more teardrop shaped one is M. laevis. 

It's always nice to have the spiralia showing. (the lophophore is the soft feeding and respiratory organ that doesn't preserve, spiralia are a type of lophophore supporting structure)

Lovely. :brachiopod::b_love1:

 

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Fossildude19

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Thank you, Adam.  @Tidgy's Dad

I get the nomenclature confused and confuddled.  :P

 

May I ask - is it just the spiralia showing, or the spiralia and brachidium?

 

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Tidgy's Dad

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Brachidia are calcareous lophophore supports found in many orders of brachiopod. Spiralia are the coiled type of brachidia found in a few orders, but other types of brachidia exist, for example the long or short loops found in terebratulids. 

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Fossildude19

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Thank you, again, Adam.  :)

I appreciate your expertise.

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