Howellella sp.
UNB-2016-0245Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Delthyrididae
Genus: Howellella (Kozlowski, 1946)
Species: Howellella simplex?
Small specimen with both brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin. radial ribs and prominent plication near the commissure. Prominent sulcus and fold. Anterior margin is circular and posterior margin is more triangular in appearance.
*Classification for species cannot be found.
Specifications
| Object name | Howellella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0245 |
| 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 | Newsom Station, Tennesse, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
Map of Origin
Publications
- Zheltonogova, W. A., & Zinchenko, W. G. (1967). Corals and Brachiopods of the Siluro-Devonian boundary beds of western Siberia.