Upper Cretaceous

Upper Cretaceous chalks preserved a good number of brachiopods. Small or middle-sized Rhynchonellida then occupied the shallow seas, while at that time, Terebratulida and Thecidea were at the height of their development.

Maastrichtian

Cretirhynchia limbata
(Schloth.)
Hallembaye / Belgium

Isocrania costata
(Sowerby)
Rügen / Germany

Trigonosemus palissii
(Woodward)
Ciply / Belgium

Chatwinothyris subcardinalis
(Sahni)
Rügen / Germany

Coniacian & Santonian

Cyclothyris vespertilio
(Brocchi)
Charente / France
The "bat" Rhynchonella

Campanian


Terebratulina gracilis
(Schloth.)
Charente / France

Turonian

Gibbithyris semiglobosa
(Sowerby)
Loiret / France

Orbirhynchia cuvieri
(d'Orbigny)
Indre-et-Loire / France

Cenomanian

Cyclothyris compressa
(Lamarck)
Cher / France

 

Sellithyris phaseolina
(Lamarck)
Indre / France

Upper Cretaceous genera :

Orbirhynchia, Grasirhynchia, Cyclothyris,Cretirhynchia, Sellithyris, Isocrania, Ancistrocrania, Carneithyris, Concinnithyris, Gibbithyris, Terebratulina, Gemmarcula, Kingena, Magas, Dereta, Ovatathyris, Trigonosemus...

Gemmarcula menardi
(Lamarck)
Indre/ France
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