David Attenborough

Very few species have survived unchanged. There's one called lingula, which is a little shellfish, a little brachiopod about the size of my fingernail, that has survived for 500 million years, but it's survived by being unobtrusive and doing nothing, and you can't accuse human beings of that.

British Journalist

Used mostly in scientific contexts, especially in biology and paleontology.

Scientific Term

Emphasizes its shell features; two-sided and often symmetrical.

Physical Description

Many brachiopods are extinct, so they’re frequently found as fossils.

Brachiopod