Spirifer arenosus
UNB-2016-0540Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferidae
Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818)
Species: Spirifer arenosus (Conrad, 1839)
Specimen of the pedicle valve embedded into the sediment. Medium ribs are visible near the anterior margin. Prominent fold. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Poorly preserved specimen. Visible delthyrium.
Specifications
| Object name | Spirifer arenosus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0540 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian to Early Devonian |
| Numeric age | 419 Mya |
| Origin | Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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