Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea
UNB-2016-0206Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Sowerbyellidae
Genus: Sowerbyella (Jones, 1928)
Subgenus: Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) (Jones, 1928)
Species: Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea (Sowerby, 1839)
Six specimens of pedicle and brachial valves with faint sulcus and fold. Radial ribs are visible on most of the specimens with one being completely smooth due to weathering. Oval anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Plications are visible near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0206 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 6 |
| Partial | No |
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