Resserella elegantula
UNB-2018-0117Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Dalmanellidae
Genus: Resserella (Bancroft, 1928)
Species: Resserella elegantula (Dalman, 1828)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, defined ribs. Faint growth lines near the anterior margin. Brachial valve is slightly concave. Circular anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. One specimen is slightly encrusted with sediment on the pedicle valve. Small beak. Plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Resserella elegantula |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0117 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Late Ordovician to Ordovician Epoch: Cincinnatian |
| Numeric age | 451 Mya |
| Origin | Spring Valley, Minnesota, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
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