Productus
noun
Pro·duc·tus
prəˈdəktəs
: a genus of extinct articulate brachiopods characteristic of Carboniferous and Permian strata, lacking a pedicle but often anchored by spines on the shell, and including the largest known brachiopods some of which (as P. giganteus) attain a width of one foot
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, lengthened, protracted, from past participle of producere to bring forth, produce, pull out