Parastrophina hemiplicata
UNB-2016-0336Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Pentamerida
Family: Parastrophinidae
Genus: Parastrophina (Schuchert and LeVane, 1929)
Genus: Parastrophina hemiplicata (Hall, 1847)
Four samples, labeled a to d, with two samples appearing to be the pedicle valve embedded on the sediment. One sample is the brachial valve embedded on the sediment and another sample is too poorly preserved to identify. Prominent, thin ribs and sulcus with a faint fold on the brachial valve. Oval anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Slight plication visible on some specimens. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Parastrophina hemiplicata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0336 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Middle Ordovician to Upper Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 470 - 458.4 Mya |
| Origin | Watertown, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
Map of Origin
Publications
- Jin, J., & Popov, L. E. (2008). A new genus of Late Ordovician?Early Silurian Pentameride brachiopods and its phylogenetic relationships. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 53(2), 221-236.