Spirifer sp.
UNB-2016-0503Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferidae
Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs and small prominent sulcus. Rounded anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. Small beak and hinge line that are encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Spirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0503 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous |
| Numeric age | 359 Mya |
| Origin | Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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