Costistricklandia gaspeensis
UNB-2016-0367Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Pentamerida
Family: Stricklandiidae
Genus: Costistricklandia (Amsden, 1953)
Species: Costistricklandia gaspeensis (Billings, 1859)
Six specimens of varying degrees of preservation with only one valve present for each specimen. Thin ribs. Fold and sulcus are thin but prominent. Slight growth lines are visible on some specimens near the anterior margin. Small beak. Rounded anterior margin. Each specimen is slightly embedded into sediment.
One specimen has been moved to paleo display. (UNB2022-31).
Specifications
| Object name | Costistricklandia gaspeensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0367 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian to Middle Silurian Epoch: Llandovery to Přídolí |
| Numeric age | 443.8 - 423 Mya |
| Origin | Quebec & New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 6 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |