Whitfieldella sp.
UNB-2016-0227Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Meristellidae
Genus: Whitfieldella (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Four oval shape specimens with both brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Smooth exteriors of the valves with small, prominent beak.
*Collected in 1975.
Specifications
| Object name | Whitfieldella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0227 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Early Silurian to Silurian Age: Llandovery |
| Numeric age | 443 Mya |
| Origin | Dickie Cove, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
Map of Origin
Publications
- F. E. S. Alexander (1947). On Dayia navicula (J. de C. Sowerby) and Whitfieldella canalis (J. de C. Sowerby) from the English Silurian. Geological Magazine, 84, pp 304-316.
- F. E. S. Alexander (1947). On Dayia navicula (J. de C. Sowerby) and Whitfieldella canalis (J. de C. Sowerby) from the English Silurian. Geological Magazine, 84, pp 304-316.
- F. E. S. Alexander (1947). On Dayia navicula (J. de C. Sowerby) and Whitfieldella canalis (J. de C. Sowerby) from the English Silurian. Geological Magazine, 84, pp 304-316.