Gigantoproductus giganteus

Gigantoproductus giganteus
Temporal range: Carboniferous
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
†Strophomenata
Order:
†Productida
Family:
†Monticuliferidae
Genus:
†Gigantoproductus
Species:
†G. giganteus
Binomial name
†Gigantoproductus giganteus
(Sowerby, 1822)

Gigantoproductus giganteus ("Gigantic giant Productus") is an extinct species of brachiopods in the family Monticuliferidae, known only from its fossil remains. It was a marine invertebrate found on the seabed in shallow seas. It evolved during the Carboniferous period and it is believed to be the largest brachiopod that has ever existed.

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