Beecheria bovidens
UNB-2018-0084Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Beecheriidae
Genus: Beecheria (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Species: Beecheria bovidens (Morton, 1836)
Small specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved, brachial valve is notably smaller compared to the pedicle valve. Oval shaped specimen. Thin, faint concentric growth lines are visible. Circular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small umbo and beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Beecheria bovidens |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0084 |
| 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 Subperiod: Mississipian Epoch: Upper Mississipian |
| Numeric age | 330.9 Mya |
| Origin | Ottawa, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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