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An specimen of the brachiopod Liospiriferina rostrata. Brachiopods filtered plankton, using a specialized, spiral-shaped organ called a lophophore. This specimen is about 35 x 30 mm in size and dates back to the Pliensbachian age of the Jurassic period in France. Photo credit: Didier Descouens