Brachiopod
UNB-2016-0414Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
One small specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved with the pedicle valve prominently larger compared to the brachial valve. Faint ribs and defined growth lines are visible. Anterior margin is rounded and posterior margin is triangular/rounded in appearance.
Specifications
| Object name | Brachiopod |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0414 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 419.2 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- Grunt, T. A. (1986). Classification of brachiopods of the order Athyridida. Trudy Paleontologiceskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR, 215, 1-200.