Pentamerus

The gall mite genus Pentamerus, established by Roivainen in 1951, is invalid and needs to be renamed. Until this happens, use Pentamerus (mite).

Pentamerus Temporal range: Silurian - Middle Devonian
Silurian Pentamerus brachiopod.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Pentamerida
Genus:	Pentamerus Sowerby, 1813

Pentamerus (meaning "five thighs") is a prehistoric genus of brachiopods that lived from the Silurian to the Middle Devonian in Asia, Europe, and North America.

See also

• Pentamerus Range

Sources

• Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 82)

External links

• Pentamerus in the Paleobiology Database