Shumardella missouriensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Rhynchonellida Family: Petasmariidae Genus: Shumardella (Weller, 1910) Species: Shumardella missouriensis (Schumard, 1855) Five specimens labelled a to e, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large ribs and prominent sulcus. Faint concentric growth lines visible near the anterior margin. Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. One specimen is cut in half down the medial line.

Specifications

Object name	Shumardella missouriensis
ID	UNB-2018-0082
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: Mississippian
Numeric age	358 - 358 Mya
Origin	Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.A.
Pieces	5
Partial	No
Measurements	2.3cm x 1.6cm x 1.4cm 1.7cm x 1.5cm x 1.1cm 1.9cm x 1.8cm x 1.3cm 1.8cm x 1.1cm x 0.8cm 1.6cm x 1.4cm x 0.9cm

Map of Origin

Publications

S. Weller. 1910. Internal characters of some Mississippian rhynchonelliform shells. Geological Society America Bulletin 21:497-516