Leptaena richmondensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata Order: Strophomenida Family: Rafinesquinidae Genus: Leptaena (Dalman, 1828) Species: Leptaena richmondensis (Foerste, 1909) Seven specimens of pedicle and brachial valves with faint sulcus and folds. Thin radial ribs and prominent rugae. Anterior margin is rounded and posterior margin is straight. Specimen UNB2016-207c is missing.

Specifications

Object name	Leptaena richmondensis
ID	UNB-2016-0207
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	7
Partial	No
Measurements	1cm x 2.2cm x 2.2cm 2cm x 1.7cm x 2cm 3cm x 1.5cm x 1.5cm 4cm x 1.6cm x 2cm 5cm x 1.6cm x 2.3cm 6cm x 1.9cm x 2cm 7cm x 1.3cm x 2cm

Map of Origin

Publications

Copper, P., & Jin, J. (1996). Brachiopods: Proceedings of the third International Brachiopod Congress, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 2-5 September, 1995. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema.