Spirifer sp.
UNB-2016-0239Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferidae
Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818)
Two specimens labelled a and b, with the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, prominent sulcus. Large, coarse ribs. Circular anterior margin and prominent flaring of the posterior margin. Plication visible near the commissure. Rounded beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Spirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0239 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 358.9 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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