Linoproductus prattenianus
UNB-2018-0106Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Productida
Family: Linoproductidae
Genus: Linoproductus (Chao, 1927)
Species: Linoproductus prattenianus (Norwood & Pratten, 1855)
Two broken specimens labelled a to b, of the pedicle valves. Thin, defined ribs and faint sulcus. Anterior margin is missing. Faint growth lines are visible on one specimen. Small, curved beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Linoproductus prattenianus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0106 |
| 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 Age: Late Pennsylvanian |
| Numeric age | 299 Mya |
| Origin | Stephens County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. G. Norwood and H. Pratten. 1855. Notice of fossils from the Carboniferous Series of the western states belonging to the genera Spirifer, Bellerophon, Pleurotomaria, Macrocheilus, Natica, and Loxonema, with descriptions of eight new characteristc species. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:71-77