Salterella | |
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S. pulchella | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia (?) |
Phylum: | Agmata |
Genus: |
†Salterella Billings |
Salterella is an enigmatic Cambrian–Ordovician genus with a calcareous shell that appears to be septate, but is rather filled with stratified laminar deposits. Its shell contains grains of sediment, which are obtained selectively (with a preference for denser grains) by a manner also observed in foramanifera.