Stringocephalus burtini
UNB-2017-0063Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Stringocephalidae
Genus: Stringocephalus (Sepkoski, 2002)
Species: Stringocephalus burtini (Defance, 1825)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicel valves preserved. Poorly preserved. No visible ribs. Circular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Stringocephalus burtini |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0063 |
| 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: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. M. L. Defrance. 1825. In H. M. D. Blainville (ed.), Manuel de malacologie et de conchyliologie. Paris: Levrautt.
- J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560