Dicoelosia varica
UNB-2018-0137Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Dicoelosiidae
Genus: Dicoelosia (King, 1850)
Species: Dicoelosia varica (Conrad, 1842)
Two small specimens (labelled a-b on box) with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs and prominent sulcus. Brachial valve is concave similar to the sulcus. Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Dicoelosia varica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0137 |
| 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: Lower Devonian Age: Lochkovian |
| Numeric age | 419.2 Mya |
| Origin | Albany County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society