Cyrtospirifer verneuili explained

Cyrtospirifer verneuili, also called Spirifer verneuili, is an extinct species of brachiopods. The fossils are present in the Upper Devonian.[1]

In Cornwall they have the vernacular name Delabole butterfly, from the appearance of flattened forms in the slates at Delabole.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cyrtospirifer verneuili. 2013 . uBio.
  2. Book: Barton, R. M.. An Introduction to the Geology of Cornwall. 1964. D. Bradford Barton Ltd.. Truro. 90–91. III - The Killas of North and East Cornwall.