Cyrtina hamiltonensis
UNB-2016-0340Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferinida
Family: Cyrtinidae
Genus: Cyrtina (Davidson, 1858)
Species: Cyrtina hamiltonensis (Hall, 1857)
Specimen of the pedicle valve that is partially broken on the anterior margin. Prominent sulcus and ribs. Anterior margin is rounded/square in appearance and posterior margin is straight.
Specifications
| Object name | Cyrtina hamiltonensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0340 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 393.3 Mya |
| Origin | Hamilton, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Copper, P., & Jin, J. (1996). Brachiopods: Proceedings of the third International Brachiopod Congress, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 2-5 September, 1995. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema.
- Ellison, R. L. (1965). Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Mahantango Formation in south-central Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Bureau of Topographic and Geological Survey.