Pentamerus
- The gall mite genus Pentamerus, established by Roivainen in 1951, is invalid and needs to be renamed. Until this happens, use Pentamerus (mite).
| Pentamerus Temporal range: Silurian - Middle Devonian | |
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| Silurian Pentamerus brachiopod. Scale bar is 5.0 mm. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Order: | Pentamerida |
| Genus: | Pentamerus Sowerby, 1813 |
Pentamerus is a prehistoric genus of brachiopod that lived from the Silurian to the Middle Devonian in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 82)
External links
- Pentamerus in the Paleobiology Database