Moorefieldella eurekensis
UNB-2018-0079Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Trigonirhynchiidae
Genus: Moorefieldella (Girty, 1911)
Species: Moorefieldella eurekensis (Walcott)
Two specimens, with the smaller specimen being Moorefieldella eurekensis. Both specimens have the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. The smaller specimen (M. eurekensis) has faint ribs and growth lines. Slight sulcus on the pedicle valve. Circular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small umbo and beak.
The larger specimen appears to be a Spiriferid, with large ribs and prominent sulcus and fold. Rounded, elongated anterior margin and straight/rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Moorefieldella eurekensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0079 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian to Mississippian Epoch: Middle Mississipian |
| Numeric age | 346.7 - 358 Mya |
| Origin | Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
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