Mucrospirifer sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Spiriferida Family: Mucrospiriferidae Genus: Mucrospirifer (Grabau, 1931) Three specimens labelled a to c, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Coarse radial ribs with plication. Large prominent sulcus and fold. Anterior margin is oval and posterior margin is straight. Rounded, small beak.

Specifications

Object name	Mucrospirifer sp.
ID	UNB-2016-0254
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	1
Partial	No
Measurements	1cm x 2.9cm x 1.9cm 3.6cm x 2.1cm x 1.6cm 3.8cm x 2cm x 1.4cm

Publications

Tillman, J. R. (1964). Variation in species of Mucrospirifer from Middle Devonian rocks of Michigan, Ontario, and Ohio. Journal of Paleontology, 952-964.