Resserella elegantula
UNB-2018-0133Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Dalmanellidae
Genus: Resserella (Bancroft, 1928)
Speices: Resserella elegantula (Dalman, 1828)
Nineteen specimens of either the brachial and pedicle valves or both valves preserved. Thin ribs and faint growth lines are visible. Pedicle valve is concave near the anterior margin. Rounded anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. Small beak, faint delthyrium visible in some specimens.
*Largest specimen has been measured.
Specifications
| Object name | Resserella elegantula |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0133 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Rochester, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 19 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Too many to measure |