Orthis reversa
UNB-2018-0171Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Orthidae
Genus: Orthis (Dalman, 1828)
Species: Orthis reversa (McCoy, 1862)
Three specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large ribs and prominent sulcus and fold. Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Rounded beak and prominent hinge line. Faint plication
Specifications
| Object name | Orthis reversa |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0171 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Warren County, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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