Rafinesquina alternata
UNB-2016-0213Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rafinesquinidae
Genus: Rafinesquina (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Species: Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad, 1838)
Two specimens, labeled a and b; One of the brachial valve and one of the pedicle valve. Prominent striae. Slight plication near the commissure. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Rafinesquina alternata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0213 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 485.4 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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