Meristina maria
UNB-2016-0539Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Meristellidae
Genus: Meristina (Hall, 1867)
Species: Meristina maria (Hall, 1863)
Five specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. No visible ribs but faint concentric growth lines. Circular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin with small beak and faint pedicle foramen.
Specifications
| Object name | Meristina maria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0539 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Hartsville, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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