Neospirifer sp.
UNB-2016-0224Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Trigonotretidae
Genus: Neospirifer (Fredericks, 1919)
Large specimen with both brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large, coarse radial ribs. Fold and sulcus are visible. Circular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Plication near the commissure. Rounded beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Neospirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0224 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian |
| Numeric age | 298.9 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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