Atrypa rockfordensis
UNB-2016-0241Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Atrypida
Family: Atrypidae
Genus: Atrypa (Dalman, 1928)
Species: Atrypa rockfordensis (Dalman, 1928)?
Both the brachial and pedicle valves are preserved but are encrusted with sediment. Ribs are large and coarse. Anterior margin is circular in appearance and posterior margin is triangular. Small beak. Faint sulcus.
Specifications
| Object name | Atrypa rockfordensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0241 |
| 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 Epoch: Upper Devonian Age: Frasnian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Rockford, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
Map of Origin
Publications
- Fenton, C. L. (1918). Some new brachiopods and gastropods from the Devonian of Iowa. American Midland Naturalist, 5(11), 213-224.