Brevispirifer gregarius
UNB-2016-0265Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Adolfiidae
Genus: Brevispirifer (Sepkoski)
Species: Brevispirifer gregarius (Clapp, 1857)
Two specimens of the pedicle valves with prominent sulcus and coarse ribs. Circular anterior margin that is slightly flared. Large prominent umbo. Faint plication near the anterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Brevispirifer gregarius |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0265 |
| 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: Lower Devonian to Middle Devonian Age: Emsian to Eifelian |
| Numeric age | 407.6 - 393.3 Mya |
| Origin | Charlestown, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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