Hesperorthis sp.
UNB-2018-0170Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Hesperorthidae
Genus: Hesperorthis (Schuchert and Cooper, 1931)
Three specimens of the pedicle valve embedded on the surface of the sediments. Medium ribs. Pedicle valve is slightly concave near the anterior margin. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Faint plication.
Specifications
| Object name | Hesperorthis sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0170 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Lower Devonian to Middle Devonian Age: Pragian to Eifelian |
| Numeric age | 410.8 - 393.3 Mya |
| Origin | Gaspe, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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