Schizophoria sp.
UNB-2018-0167Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Schizophoriidae
Genus: Schizophoria (King, 1850)
Large specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs and faint growth lines. Brachial valve is concave and pedicle valve is convex. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Specimen is encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Schizophoria sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0167 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 419.2 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society