Class

Rhynchonellata (Articulate brachiopods)

Terebratalia transversa. Photo: (c) Alex Bairstow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Rhynchonellata is a class of Lower Cambrian to Recent articulate brachiopods that combines orders from within the Rhynchonelliformea (Articulata revised) with well developed pedicle attachment. Shell forms vary from those with wide hinge lines to beaked forms with virtually no hinge line and from generally smooth to strongly plicate. Most all are biconvex. Lophophores vary and include both looped and spiraled forms. Although morphologically distinct, included orders follow a consistent phylogenetic sequence.

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Subtaxa

Order: Terebratulida

Where in Humboldt

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