Eridmatus texanus
UNB-2018-0085Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferellidae
Genus: Eridmatus (Branson, 1966)
Species: Eridmatus texanus (Meek, 1871)
Specimen of the pedicle valve that is missing part of the anterior margin. Thin, defined ribs and prominent sulcus. Rounded anterior margin and straight/triangular posterior margin. Prominent, thin umbo.
Specifications
| Object name | Eridmatus texanus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0085 |
| 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: Pennsylvanian Age: Late Pennsylvanian |
| Numeric age | 299 Mya |
| Origin | Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- C. C. Branson. 1966. New genus of spiriferid brachiopod from Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma Geology Notes 26(3):74-78