Hercosestria

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Hercosestria
Temporal range: Kungurian-Roadian
Hercosestria cribrosa (multiple individuals)
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Hercosestria

Cooper & Grant, 1969
Species
  • H. cribrosa Cooper and Grant, 1969 type
  • H. laevis Cooper and Grant, 1975
  • H. notialis Stehli and Grant, 1970

Hercosestria is an extinct genus of brachiopods from the Lower and Middle Permian.[1] They were important reef-forming organisms because of their conical shapes, attaching spines, and gregarious habits.[2] It is related to Richthofenia.[3] Species of the genus have been found in Texas (H. cribrosa and H. laevis) and Guatemala (H. notialis).

References

  1. ^ Paleobiology Database. "Hercosestria cribrosa". Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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  • Hercosestria cribrosa Cooper & Grant 1969 (Roadian, Guadalupian, Middle Permian); Glass Mountains, Texas.
    Hercosestria cribrosa Cooper & Grant 1969 (Roadian, Guadalupian, Middle Permian); Glass Mountains, Texas.
  • Hercosestria cribrosa Cooper & Grant 1969 (Roadian, Guadalupian, Middle Permian); Glass Mountains, Texas.
    Hercosestria cribrosa Cooper & Grant 1969 (Roadian, Guadalupian, Middle Permian); Glass Mountains, Texas.