Sowerbyella rugosa
UNB-2016-0218Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Sowerbyellidae
Genus: Sowerbyella (Jones, 1928)
Species: Sowerbyella rugosa (Meek, 1837)
Two specimens, labeled a and b, of what appears to be the pedicle valves that are encrusted with sediment. Thin, radial ribs and prominent plication. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Sowerbyella rugosa |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0218 |
| 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 Epoch: Upper Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 458.4 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |