Zygospira sp.
UNB-2016-0261Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Atrypida
Family: Anazygidae
Genus: Zygospira (Hall, 1862)
Several casts embedded onto the surface of the sediment. Largest specimen is of the brachial valve with large, coarse ribs. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Zygospira sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0261 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Clinton County, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|
Map of Origin
Publications
- Williams, A., Brunton, C. H. C., Carlson, S. J., Carter, J. L., Curry, G. B., Dagys, A. S., Gourvennec, R. & Lee, D. E. (2002). Treatise on Invertebrate Palaeontology. Part H, Brachiopoda (Revised), Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Geological Society of America and University of Kansas.