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Gosaukammerella

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Gosaukammerella
Temporal range: Late Triassic
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Productida (?)
Genus: Gosaukammerella

Gosaukammerella is a genus of strophomenid brachiopods, with one species Gosaukammerella eomesozoica. It was originally thought to be a problematic calcareous alga, and described under the name Pycnoporidium eomesozoicum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Senowbari-Daryan, B.; Flügel, E. (1996). "A 'Problematic fossil' revealed:Pycnoporidium ? eomesozoicum Flügel, 1972 (Late Triassic, Tethys)—not an enigmatic alga but a strophomenid brachiopod (Gosaukammerella n.g.)". Facies. 34 (1): 83–99. Bibcode:1996Faci...34...83S. doi:10.1007/BF02546158.