Hebertella sinuata
UNB-2016-0459Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Plectorthidae
Genus: Hebertella (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Species: Hebertella sinuata (Hall, 1847)
Large specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs and visible concentric growth lines near the anterior margin. Faint plication. Fairly flat brachial valve and more convex pedicle valve. Circular anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. Prominent hinge line.
Specifications
| Object name | Hebertella sinuata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0459 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 485.4 Mya |
| Origin | Richmond, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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