Spirifer sp.
UNB-2016-0507Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferidae
Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818)
Two samples with various pedicle valves embedded on the surface of sediment. Prominent ribs and small, defined sulcus. Small beak. Rounded anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Spirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0507 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous |
| Numeric age | 358.9 Mya |
| Origin | Cork, Ireland |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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