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Rhynchonellida
lamp shell order
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taxonomy of Brachiopoda
- In lamp shells: Annotated classification
Order RhynchonellidaNarrow-hinged with functional pedicle; dorsal valve with or without a median septum; lophophore (of Holocene genera) dorsally spiral and attached to crura (supporting structures); spondylia rare; nearly 300 genera; Ordovician to Holocene.Order SpiriferidaLophophore supported by a calcareous spiral structure (brachidium); punctate or
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