Lingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Lingulata Order: Lingulida Family: Obolidae Genus: Lingulella (Hall, 1863) Subspecies: Lingulella (Lingulepis) (Hall, 1863) Species: Lingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata (Conrad, 1839) One valve, possibly the pedicle valve, with a prominent beak and circular anterior margin. Elongated, triangular posterior margin.

Specifications

Object nameLingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata
IDUNB-2016-0189
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Lingulata
CompositionLimestone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Cambrian to Late Cambrian to Ordovician
Subperiod:
Early Ordovician
Numeric age496 - 485 Mya
OriginBeverly Lake, Ontario, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 7cm x 5.5cm x 1.5cm

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