Mendacella sp.
UNB-2018-0161Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Rhipidomellidae
Genus: Mendacella (Cooper, 1930)
Five samples, with four of the samples being various pedicle valves embedded on the surface of the sediment and one sample being a body fossil of a partial pedicle valve. Thin, faint ribs are visible in some samples. Rounded/straight anterior margin and rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Mendacella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0161 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Early Silurian to Silurian Age: Llandovery |
| Numeric age | 443 Mya |
| Origin | Gaspe, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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