Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa
UNB-2016-0386Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rafinesquinidae
Genus: Leptaena (Dalman, 1828)
Subgenus: Leptaena (Leptaena) (Dalman, 1828)
Species: Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa (Sowerby, 1824)
Three specimens; Two specimens are brachial valve and one is the pedicle valve. Thin ribs and prominent rugae. Anterior margin of the valves is convex. Posterior margin is fairly straight. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0386 |
| 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: Lower Devonian Age: Lochkovian to Pragian |
| Numeric age | 419.2 - 410.8 Mya |
| Origin | Northern New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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