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Desmoinesia muricatina

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata Order: Productida Genus: Desmoinesia (Hoare, 1960) Species: Desmoinesia muricatina (Norwood and Pratten, 1855) Three small specimens of the pedicle valves. Prominent ribs and faint concentric growth lines. Defined sulcus. Convex near the posterior margin. Rounded/straight anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Faint plication.

Specifications

Object nameDesmoinesia muricatina
IDUNB-2018-0062
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Numeric age323.2 Mya
OriginAda, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Pieces3
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.8cm x 1.3cm x 0.6cm
  • 1.4cm x 0.9cm x 0.4cm
  • 1.5cm x 0.9cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • R. D. Hoare. 1960. New Pennsylvanian Brachiopoda from southwest Missouri. Journal of Paleontology 34(2):217-232