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Gigantoproductus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
†Strophomenata

Family
  
†Monticuliferidae

Phylum
  
Brachiopoda

Order
  
†Productida

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Lithostrotion, Spiriferida, Spirifer, Athyris, Strophomenida

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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.

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References

Gigantoproductus Wikipedia