Strophomena alternata
Description of the model:
The models are made by using casted fossil original finds, found in Gerolstein (D), middle devonian side. We offer two models.
model No.1 with open shells (Visible are the lophophor and the tentacles used by the animal to filter the water for food particles)
model No.2 with closed shells
Dimensions
No.1: Strophomena with open shells.
Width: 4,8 cm
Depth: 5,4 cm with pedicle
Height: 2,0 cm
No.2: Strophomena with closed shells
Width: 4,8 cm
Depth: 5,4 cm with pedicle
Height: 1,6 cm
Price
No.1: open shells 265,00 €
No.2: closed shells 100,00 €
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Model views Strophomena alternata
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
Model No.2 with closed shells
R.H.side view
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
We offer two models made of resin. Model No. 1 shows the lophophor.
front view
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
Model No.2 with closed shells
dorsal view
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
Model No.1 with open shells
R.H. side view
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
Model No.1 with open shells
dorsal view
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
Model No.2 with closed shells
ventral view
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
Model No.1 with open shells
ventral view
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod with its fossil example
Strophomena alternata
life-size reconstruction of the extinct brachiopod.
We offer two models made of resin. No.1 with open shells No.2 with closed shells
front view
Profile Strophomena alternata
Habitat
They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders in the Devonian sea.
Geological era
Ordovician – Silurian
Sources
These brachiopods (often known as lamp shells) lived from the Ordovician period in the Lower Llanvim age to the Silurian period in the Lower Llandovery age.
Further Informations
At their peak in the Paleozoic era, the brachiopods were among the most abundant filter-feeders and reef-builders in the sea, and occupied as well ecologigal niches. Brachiopod fossils have been useful indicators of climate changes during the Paleozoic.
Strophomena alternata attach to hard surfaces with its pedicle (“stalk”).
Referencing address:
C. Kurz: Naturmuseum im Ottoneum Kassel