Reticulatia huecoensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata Order: Productida Family: Productive Genus: Reticulatia (Muir-Wood and Cooper, 1960) Species: Reticulatia huecoensis (King, 1931) Pedicle valve with very faint sulcus. Ribs are prominent and ornamented. Anterior margin is semi-circular in appearance. Small beak.

Specifications

Object nameReticulatia huecoensis
IDUNB-2017-0053
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Permian
Subperiod:
Early Permian
Epoch:
Wolfcampian
Numeric age297 Mya
OriginGrand Summit, Kansas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.5cm x 2.9cm x 1cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245