Cranaena sp.
UNB-2016-0406Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Cranaenidae
Genus: Cranaena (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. No visible ribs. Anterior margin is rounded and posterior margin is elongated and thin.
Specifications
| Object name | Cranaena sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0406 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian to Upper Devonian Age: Eifelian to Famennian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 - 372.2 Mya |
| Origin | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Levy, R., & Nullo, F. E. (2013). Terebratulidos Devonicos de Argentina-1. Cranaena y Scaphiocoelia. Ameghiniana, 7(3), 264-274.