Chonetes sp.
UNB-2016-0393Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Chonetidae
Genus: Chonetes (Fischer de Waldheim, 1830)
Two samples with poorly preserved molds and cast embedded on the surface. Thin ribs can be seen on some specimens. Elongated, rounded anterior margin and fairly straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Chonetes sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0393 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian |
| Numeric age | 443.8 Mya |
| Origin | Mt. Wissick, Lac Temiscouata Quebec; Duck Cove, St. John, N.B., Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Breger, C. L. (1906). On Eodevonaria, a new subgenus of Chonetes. American Journal of Science, (132), 534-536.