Paperback reprint of a 1996 book.
This volume brings together a wealth of up-to-date information on the molecular genetics, biomineralisation, growth and ecology of exticnt brachiopod stocks (extrapolated back to the Cambrian), and the shell microstructure, taphonmy, palaeogeography, evolution, extinctions and radiations and taxonomy of fossil brachiopods. It also includes a global list of 4700 genera or subgenera.