Athyris spiriferoides
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Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Athyrididae
Genus: Athyris (McCoy, 1844)
Species: Athyris spiriferoides (Eaton, 1831)
Three specimens labelled a to c, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Largest specimen is poorly preserved. Faint, thin ribs but defined concentric growth lines. Pedicle valve is concave near the anterior margin and the brachial valve is convex on the smallest specimen. Rounded/triangular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Athyris spiriferoides |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0059 |
| 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 to Upper Devonian Age: Eifelian to Famennian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 - 372.2 Mya |
| Origin | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. Hall. 1867. Natural History of New York, Palaeontology: Containing descriptions and figures of the fossil Brachiopoda of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung Groups. Geological Survey of New York 4(1):1-428