Leptostrophia sp.
UNB-2016-0384Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Leptostrophiidae
Genus: Leoptostrophia (Hall and Clarke, 1852)
Four specimens labelled a to d; One specimen has both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs and growth lines. Prominent sulcus. Small beak. Rounded anterior margin and fairly straight posterior margin. One specimen is encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Leptostrophia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0384 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Upper Devonian Age: Frasnian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Rockford, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |