Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis
UNB-2017-0056Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Suborder: Dalmanellidina
Family: Schizophoriida
Genus: Orthis (King, 1850)
Subgenus: Orthis (Schizophoria) (Reed, 1944)
Species: Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Slight sulcus and faint fold are visible. Thin ribs and faint concentric growth lines near the anterior margin. Anterior margin is rounded and slightly concave and posterior margin is sub-triangular/rounded in appearance. Small beak. Faint plication.
Specifications
| Object name | Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0056 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Upper Devonian Age: Frasnian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Rockford, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. Hall and J. M. Clarke. 1892. An introduction to the study of the genera of Paleozoic Brachiopoda. Natural History of New York, New York State Geological Survey 8:1-367