Syringothyris sp.
UNB-2016-0231Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferinida
Family: Syringothyrididae
Genus: Syringothyris (Winchell, 1863)
Species: Syringothyris texta?
Two specimens labelled a, b; one has both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved and the other specimen is a partial portion of one of the pedicle valve. Prominent ribs with a large sulcus and small fold. Large delthyrium. Ribs are visible mostly on brachial valve, and faintly seen on the pedicle valve but are weathered. Slight plication is visible near the commissure.
*Classification cannot be found for this species.
Specifications
| Object name | Syringothyris sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0231 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian Epoch: Lower Mississipian |
| Numeric age | 358.9 Mya |
| Origin | Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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