Paraspirifer sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Spiriferida Family: Hysterolitidae Genus: Paraspirifer (Wedekind, 1926) Species: Paraspirifer bownockeri? Specimen with both brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large prominent sulcus and slight fold. Large, coarse radial ribs. Plication visible near the commissure. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Faint deltyhrium. *Paraspirifer bownockeri classification cannot be found.

Specifications

Object name	Paraspirifer sp.
ID	UNB-2016-0225
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian
Numeric age	393.3 Mya
Origin	Lucas County, Ohio, U.S.A.
Pieces	1
Partial	No
Measurements	3.5cm x 2.9cm x 2.3cm

Map of Origin

Publications

Kesling, R. V., Hoare, R. D., & Sparks, D. K. (1980). Epizoans of the Middle Devonian brachiopod Paraspirifer bownockeri: their relationships to one another and to their host. Journal of Paleontology, 1141-1154.