Strophomena alternata  

brachiopod

life-size model

Zoological classification

Phylum: Brachiopoda

Class:Strophomenata

Order: Strophomenida

Family: Strophomenidae

Genus: Strophomena

Habitat

They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders in the Devonian sea.

 

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 information

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").

Period

Ordovician - Silurian

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

Dimension:

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: (with open shells) 95,00 €

No.2: (with ckosed shells).  260,00 €

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