Spirifer sp.
UNB-2016-0498Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferidae
Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818)
Several casts and molds of valves along the surface of the sediment. Prominent ribs. Defined sulcus and faint fold are visible in some specimens. Oval, elongated anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Spirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0498 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Sandstone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Upper Devonian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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