Gypidula pseudogaleata
UNB-2016-0371Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Pentamerida
Family: Gypidulidae
Genus: Gypidula (Hall, 1867)
Species: Gypidula pseudogaleata (Hall, 1857)
Specimen of the pedicle valve with prominent, large ribs. Large convex posterior margin that is curved inwards towards the brachial valve. Circular anterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Gypidula pseudogaleata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0371 |
| 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 | Schoharie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Booker, F. W. (1932). Note on the internal structures of Barrandella and Sieberella. In Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales (Vol. 66, p. 339). C. Potter, Acting. Government Printer.
- J. Hall. 1867. Account of some new or little known species of fossils from rocks of the age of the Niagara Group. State of New York in Senate Document 239:305-410