Neospirifer dunbari
UNB-2018-0088Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Trigonotretidae
Genus: Neospirifer (Fredericks, 1919)
Species: Neospirifer dunbari (King, 1933)
Two specimens labelled a to b, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, prominent ribs. Prominent sulcus and fold. Rounded/triangular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small beak. Specimens are slightly encrusted with sediment. Plication is visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Neospirifer dunbari |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0088 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 323.2 Mya |
| Origin | Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- R. E. King. 1933. Neospirifer dunbari R. H. King nom. nov. Journal of Paleontology 7:441