Plectorthis sp.
UNB-2018-0071Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Plectorthidae
Genus: Plectorthis (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Four specimens, labeled a to d, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Prominent ribs and faint sulcus. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Plectorthis sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0071 |
| 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 | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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