Cyrtospirifer sp.
UNB-2016-0238Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Cyrtospiriferidae
Genus: Cyrtospirifer (Nalivkin, 1924)
Specimen with the pedicle and brachial valves preserved. Prominent sulcus and thin, faint ribs. Anterior margin is circular and posterior margin is triangular/rounded in appearance. Small beak. Faint plication.
Specifications
| Object name | Cyrtospirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0238 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 419.2 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|
Publications
- Shiino, Y. U. T. A., & Kuwazuru, O. S. A. M. U. (2011). Comparative experimental and simulation study on passive feeding flow generation in'Cyrtospirifer'. Australasian Palaeontological Memoirs, (41), 1.