Ambocoelia umbonata
UNB-2016-0252Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Ambocoeliidae
Genus: Ambocoelia (Hall, 1860)
Species: Ambocoelia umbonata (Conrad, 1842)
Eleven specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved with faint, coarse ribs on some specimens. Thin fold and sulcus. Circular anterior margin with a straight posterior margin. Small, rounded beak. Pedicle valves are convex.
Specifications
| Object name | Ambocoelia umbonata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0252 |
| 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: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 11 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Too many to measure |
Map of Origin
Publications
- Goldman, D., & Mitchell, C. E. (1990). Morphology, systematics, and evolution of middle devonian ambocoeliidae (brachiopoda), Western New York. Journal of Paleontology, 64(01), 79-99.
- Veevers, J. J. (1959). The type species of Productella, Emanuella, Crurithyris and Ambocoelia (Brachiopoda). Journal of Paleontology, 902-908.