Brachyspirifer audaculus
UNB-2016-0256Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spinocyrtiidae
Genus: Mediospirifer (Bublichenko, 1956)
Species: Brachyspirifer audaculus (Conrad, 1842)
Four specimens labelled a to d, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin radial ribs. Defined sulcus and prominent fold. Oval anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. Small, rounded beak. Plication is present.
Specifications
| Object name | Brachyspirifer audaculus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0256 |
| 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 to Upper Devonian Age: Eifelian to Famennian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 - 372.2 Mya |
| Origin | New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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