Rhynchotrema perlamellosum
UNB-2017-0201Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchotrematidae
Genus: Rhynchotrema (Hall, 1847)
Species: Rhynchotrema perlamellosum (Whitfield, 1882)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large, prominent ribs and faint sulcus. Anterior margin is rounded and posterior margin is triangular in appearance.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchotrema perlamellosum |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0201 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Rochester, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
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