Strophodonta demissa
UNB-2016-0202Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Strophodontidae
Genus: Strophodonta (Conrad, 1842)
Subgenus: Strophodonta (Strophodonta) (Conrad, 1842)
Species: Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa (Conrad, 1842)
Three specimens labeled a to c; One specimen is the pedicle valve embedded into sediment and the other two specimens are body fossils. Thin prominent ribs, slightly convex valve and faint sulcus. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Strophodonta demissa |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0202 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian to Upper Devonian Age: Eifelian to Famennian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 - 372.2 Mya |
| Origin | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Hall, J. (1847). Organic remains of the lower division of the New York system. Natural History of New York, 338.