Composita (original) (raw)

Composita is an extinct brachiopod genus that lived from the Late Devonian to the Late Permian. Composita had a cosmopolitan global distribution, having lived on every continent except Antarctica. Composita had a smooth shell with a more or less distinct fold and sulcus and a round opening for the pedicle on the pedicle valve. Composita is included in the family (Order Athyridida) and placed in the subfamily Spirigerellinae. Related genera include and along with Athyris.