Marginifera sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata Order: Productida Superfamily: Marginiferoidea Genus: Marginifera (Waagen, 1884) Four specimens of the pedicle valves preserved. Prominent, thin sulcus and convex pedicle valve. One specimen has faint ribs. Rounded anterior margin and rounded posterior margin.

Specifications

Object name	Marginifera sp.
ID	UNB-2018-0090
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian
Numeric age	323.2 Mya
Origin	Western Missouri, U.S.A.
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	1.6cm x 1.4cm x 0.6cm 1.7cm x 1.2cm x 0.7cm 1.9cm x 1.2cm x 0.7cm 1.7cm x 1.3cm x 0.6cm

Map of Origin

Publications

W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728