Pentamerus \Pen*tam"e*rus\, n. [NL. See {Pentamerous}.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Paleozoic brachiopods, often very abundant in the Upper Silurian. [1913 Webster] {Pentamerus limestone} (Geol.), a Silurian limestone composed largely of the shells of Pentamerus. [1913 Webster]