Brachiopods
UNB-2016-0334Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Three specimens of both the pedicle and brachial valves. Large, coarse ribs with prominent sulcus and faint fold. Small beak and thin hinge line. Elongated, oval anterior margin with straight posterior margin. Slight plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Brachiopods |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0334 |
| 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: Upper Devonian Age: Frasnian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Rockford, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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