Schizotreta sp.
UNB-2016-0198Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Lingulata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Lingulata
Order: Linguilda
Family: Discinidae
Genus: Schizotreta (Kutorga, 1848)
Two specimens of valves of two different species on the surface of the sediment. The brown circular-oval specimen is Schizotreta sp. Thin, concentric lines. The other specimen, a Strophomenid, is of the brachial valve. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Thin, defined striae.
Specifications
| Object name | Schizotreta sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0198 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Lingulata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian |
| Numeric age | 443.8 Mya |
| Origin | Gaspe, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Biernat, G. (1984). Silurian iInarticulate brachiopods from Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 29(1-2).