Notosaria

Notosaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Rhynchonellida
Family:	Notosariidae
Genus:	Notosaria; Cooper, 1959

Notosaria is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Notosariidae.

Species

The species of this genus are found in New Zealand.

Species:

Notosaria nigricans (Sowerby, 1846)
Notosaria reinga Lee & Wilson, 1979
Notosaria seymourensis Owen, 1980

Description

The shell of N. nigricans had six layers. These were the mucopolysaccharide, the outer fibrillar triple-layered membrane, the mucoprotein, the inner fibrillar triple-layered membrane, the calcareous primary layer, and the calcareous-organic secondary layer.

References

1 2 3 "Notosaria Cooper, 1959". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
↑ Williams, Alwyn (July 1968). "A HISTORY OF SKELETAL SECRETION AMONG ARTICULATE BRACHIOPODS". Lethaia. 1 (3): 268–287. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1968.tb01741.x. ISSN 0024-1164. Retrieved 7 October 2026 – via Scandinavian University Press.

[GBIF-1] 1 2 3 "Notosaria Cooper, 1959". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[2] Williams, Alwyn (July 1968). "A HISTORY OF SKELETAL SECRETION AMONG ARTICULATE BRACHIOPODS". Lethaia. 1 (3): 268–287. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1968.tb01741.x. ISSN 0024-1164. Retrieved 7 October 2026 – via Scandinavian University Press.