Gigantoproductus | |
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Gigantoproductus sp. (near Seahouses, Northumberland, UK) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Class: | †Strophomenata |
Order: | †Productida |
Family: | †Monticuliferidae |
Genus: |
†Gigantoproductus Sarytcheva |
Species | |
Gigantoproductus is a genus of extinct brachiopods in the order Productida and the family Monticuliferidae. The species were the largest of the carboniferous brachiopods, with the largest known species ranging in size from 9 to 12 centimeters (3.5 to 4.7 inches). Productids date back to approximately 407 million years ago. As fossils, their shells occur within a limestone matrix.