Orthisina umbraculum multistriata
UNB-2018-0056Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Orthotetida
Family: Derbyiidae
Genus: Orthisina (Waagen, 1884)
Species: Orthisina umbraculum (Meek and Hayden, 1858)
Subspecies: Orthisina umbraculum multistriata (Meek and Hayden, 1859)
Specimen of both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin primary ribs and faint secondary ribs. Faint concentric growth lines near the anterior margin. Faint sulcus on the pedicle valve. Brachial valve is concave. Anterior margin is circular and posterior margin is straight. Specimen is slightly encrusted with sediment. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Orthisina umbraculum multistriata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0056 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous to Permian Subperiod: Pennsylvanian to Lower Permian |
| Numeric age | 323.2 - 263 Mya |
| Origin | Milford, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 3. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):547-610