Terebratula

Type: fossils

Category: fossils

Chemical/Scientific/Etc. : Palaeoecology: The genus Terebratula was a marine animal, lived as a stationary, epifaunal suspension feeder

Description/Characteristics :  

Terebratula is a genus of brachiopods, which are marine animals characterized by bivalve shells and a lophophore feeding structure.
Two shells (valves) that are hinged together.
a tentacle-like structure used for filter-feeding and gas exchange.

Fossil record and are considered to be among the oldest-known animal lineages, with a history dating back to the Cambrian period.