Epithyris sp.
UNB-2016-0407Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Postepithyrididae
Genus: Epithyris (Phillips, 1841)
Small specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. No visible ribs but faint growth lines. Anterior margin is rounded and posterior margin is rounded/triangular in appearance.
Specifications
| Object name | Epithyris sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0407 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic to Upper Jurassic Age: Callovian to Oxfordian |
| Numeric age | 166.1 - 163.5 Mya |
| Origin | England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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