Eospirifer radiatus
UNB-2016-0542Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Cyrtiidae
Genus: Eospirifer (Schuchert, 1913)
Species: Eospirifer radiatus (Sowerby, 1834)
Two specimens of the pedicle valve. The darker specimen is embedded on sediment. Thin costae and prominent sulcus. Rounded anterior margin and triangular/posterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Eospirifer radiatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0542 |
| 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 | Waldron, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Zhan, R., Jin, J., Liang, Y., & Meng, L. (2012). Evolution and paleogeography of Eospirifer (Spiriferida, Brachiopoda) in Late Ordovician and Silurian. Science China Earth Sciences, 55(9), 1427-1444.