Spirifer sp.
UNB-2018-0054Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferidae
Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818)
Small specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs and faint concentric growth lines near the anterior margin. Rounded/square anterior margin and triangular posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Spirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0054 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Early Carboniferous to Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississippian |
| Numeric age | 358 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- Grunt, T. A. (1986). Classification of brachiopods of the order Athyridida. Trudy Paleontologiceskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR, 215, 1-200.