Douvillina arcuata
UNB-2016-0209Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Douvillinidae
Genus: Douvillina
Species: Douvillina arcuata (Hall, 1858)
Five specimens; Four specimens of the brachial valve and one specimen of the pedicle valve. Thin, radial ribs with some specimens having visible growth lines near the anterior margin. The largest specimen is of the pedicle valve and has a prominent sulcus. Slight plication of the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Douvillina arcuata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0209 |
| 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: Upper Devonian Age: Frasnian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Rockford, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Fenton, C. L. (1918). Some new brachiopods and gastropods from the Devonian of Iowa. American Midland Naturalist, 5(11), 213-224.
- Wolf, R. C. (1983). Fossils of Iowa: Field Guide to Paleozoic Deposits. Iowa State Press.