Uncites

Uncites
	Fossil specimen of Uncites gryphus from Germany, Devonian age
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Athyridida
Superfamily:	Uncitoidea
Family:	Uncitidae
Genus:	Uncites; Defrance, 1828

Last updated July 29, 2025

Uncites is an extinct genus of brachiopods in the family Uncitidae. This genus includes spire-bearing brachiopod with a rostrate ventral valve. A typical species is Uncites gryphus from the Middle Devonian in Germany.

References

Paleobiology Database Archived 2022-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
R. T. Becker, W. T. Kirchgasser Devonian Events and Correlations
Thomas Davidson British Fossil Brachiopoda
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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Uncites

Fossil specimen of Uncites gryphus from Germany, Devonian age
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Athyridida
Superfamily:	Uncitoidea
Family:	Uncitidae
Genus:	Uncites Defrance, 1828