Strophomena sp.
UNB-2016-0214Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Strophomenidae
Genus: Strophomena (Rafinesque and De Blainville, 1824)
Large pedicle valve that is fairly flat but slightly convex. Thin, defined radial ribs with faint secondary ribs. Circular anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Strophomena sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0214 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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