Peregrinella
Peregrinella is an extinct genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Peregrinellidae.
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| Fossil of Peregrinella multicarinata from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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| Superfamily: | Dimerelloidea |
| Family: | Peregrinellidae |
| Genus: | Peregrinella |
These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders, They lived in the Cretaceous period, from 136.4 to 130.0 Ma. Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of France and United States.[1]
References
- Kathleen A. Campbell and David J. Bottjer - Peregrinella: An Early Cretaceous Cold-Seep-Restricted Brachiopod - Paleobiology Vol. 21, No. 4 (Autumn, 1995), pp. 461–478
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