Neochonetes granulifer
UNB-2018-0078Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rugosochonetidae
Genus: Neochonetes (Muir-Wood, 1962)
Species: Neochonetes granulifer (Owen, 1832)
Small specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs and faint concentric growth lines. Pedicle valve is slightly convex and brachial valve is concave. Small beak. Elongated, rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Plication is visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Neochonetes granulifer |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0078 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian Subperiod: Lower Permian |
| Numeric age | 263 Mya |
| Origin | Greenwood County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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