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Mucrospirifer
Classification:
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Spiriferida
Genus:         Mucrospirifer
Details:
 
Stratigraphic age range:

Devonian

Habit:Marine epifaunal

Feeding style:Suspension feeder

Distinguishing
characteristics:
Has fold and sulcus, costae and a very strophic hinge line. Shell is biconvex. Exhibits plications.

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