Neochonetes granulifer
UNB-2016-0398Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rugosochonetidae
Genus: Neochonetes (Muir-Wood, 1962)
Species: Neochonetes granulifer (Owen, 1852)
Three specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Pedicle valve in prominently concave near the median portion of the valve and brachial valve is slightly convex. Thin ribs. Slight flaring of the posterior margin. Oval shape anterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Neochonetes granulifer |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0398 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian Subperiod: Lower Permian |
| Numeric age | 263 Mya |
| Origin | Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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