Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis
UNB-2018-0120Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Schizophoriidae
Genus: Schizophoria (King, 1850)
Subgenus: Schizophoria (Schizophoria) (King, 1850)
Species: Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis (King, 1850)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, defined ribs and faint growth lines near the anterior margin. Faint sulcus. Pedicle valve is convex and brachial valve is concave near the anterior margin. Plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0120 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Upper Devonian Age: Frasnian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Rockford, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- J. Hall. 1858. Palaeontology of Iowa. Report of the Geological Survey of the state of Iowa 1(2):473-724