Protochonetes sp.
UNB-2016-0388Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Strophochonetidae
Genus: Protochonetes (Muir-Wood, 1962)
Two samples labeled a and b, with various casts of the brachial and pedicle valves embedded on the surface of the sediment. Faint ribs can be seen on some of the specimens. Anterior margin is rounded and posterior margin is triangular in appearance.
Specifications
| Object name | Protochonetes sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0388 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian |
| Numeric age | 443.8 Mya |
| Origin | Quinn Point, Northern New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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