Coelospira hemispherica
UNB-2016-0501Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Anoplothecidae
Genus: Coelospira (Hall, 1863)
Species: Coelospira hemispherica (de Sowerby and Murchison, 1839)
Numerous small valves, both the brachial and pedicle valves, on the surface of the sediment. Prominent ribs are visible on some specimens and faint concentric lines near the anterior margin of the specimens. Circular anterior margin and rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Coelospira hemispherica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0501 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Rochester, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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