Beecheria bovidens
UNB-2018-0094Fossils » 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)
Specimen with brachial and pedicle valves preserved with the brachial valve is notably smaller compared to the pedicle valve. Faint concentric growth lines. Rounded/triangular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small beak. Pedicle foramen is encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Beecheria bovidens |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0094 |
| 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 | Douglas County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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