Atrypa reticularis
UNB-2016-0229Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Atrypida
Family: Atrypidae
Genus: Atrypa (Dalman, 1828)
Species: Atrypa reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ten specimens, most with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin radial ribs and faint growth lines. Encrusted with sediment. Rounded anterior and posterior margin. Slight plication visible near the anterior margin of some specimens.
Specifications
| Object name | Atrypa reticularis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0229 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian |
| Numeric age | 443.8 Mya |
| Origin | Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 10 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Kirk, E., & Amsden, T. W. (1952). Upper Silurian brachiopods from southeastern Alaska (No. 233-C).