Pentamerus sp.
UNB-2016-0373Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Pentamerida
Family: Pentameridae
Genus: Pentamerus (Sowerby, 1813)
Two specimens; One specimen embedded into the sediment and the other smaller specimen slightly encrusted with some sediment. The smaller specimen has both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved with thin, prominent ribs. Beak is missing. Larger specimen embedded into the sediment has a visible, prominent sulcus. Circular anterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Pentamerus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0373 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian to Middle Silurian Epoch: Llandovery to Přídolí |
| Numeric age | 443.8 - 423 Mya |
| Origin | Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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