Tropidoleptus carinatus
UNB-2018-0155Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Family: Tropidoleptidae
Genus: Tropidoleptus
Species: Tropidoleptus carinatus (Conrad, 1839)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs and thin growth lines are visible. Brachial valve is flat and slightly concave and pedicle valve is convex. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Tropidoleptus carinatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0155 |
| 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: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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