Strophomĕna
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Strophomena — ▪ fossil genus genus of extinct brachiopods (lamp shells) found as fossils in Middle and Upper Ordovician marine rocks (those ranging in age from 438 million to 478 million years old). The shell consists of two parts, or valves, dissimilar… … Universalium
strophomena — stroph·o·me·na … English syllables
strophomena — ˌsträfəˈmēnə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek strophōma hinge (akin to Greek strephein to turn) + mēnē moon; from its hinge and concavo convex shell more at strophe, moon : a genus (the type of the family… … Useful english dictionary
strophomenidae — ˈmenəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Strophomena, type genus + idae : a family of Ordovician to Permian brachiopods that are usually isolated in a distinct superfamily or suborder of Telotremata but are sometimes… … Useful english dictionary
Ордовикская система — (период) ордовик, вторая снизу система палеозойской группы, соответствующая второму периоду палеозойской эры геологической истории Земли [см. Палеозойская группа (эра)]. Подст илается кембрийской и перекрывается силурийской… … Большая советская энциклопедия
Llandeilo Group — In geology, the Llandeilo Group is the middle subdivision of the British Ordovician rocks. It was first described and named by Sir R. I. Murchison from the neighborhood of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire. In the type area it consists of a series of… … Wikipedia
List of brachiopod genera — Taxobox name = Brachiopoda fossil range = Cambrian Recent image width = 250px image caption = Rhynchotella inconstans lived some 155 150 million years ago (mya) regnum = Animalia phylum = Brachiopoda phylum authority = Duméril, 1806 subdivision… … Wikipedia
Silurische Formation — (hierzu Tafel »Silurische Formation I u. II«), ein 1835 von Murchison nach seinem örtlichen Auftreten (im Gebiete der alten Silurer, d. h. das westliche England) benanntes, vorwaltend aus Sandsteinen, Grauwacken, Tonschiefern, und Kalksteinen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
