Tropidoleptus carinatus
UNB-2018-0172Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Family: Tropidoleptidae
Genus: Tropidoleptus
Species: Tropidoleptus carinatus (Conrad, 1839)
Two specimens (labelled a-b on vial); One specimen of the pedicle valve and one specimen of the brachial valve. Medium ribs and faint fold on the brachial valve. Growth lines visible near the anterior margin. Circular anterior margin and straight/rounded posterior margin. Faint plication on the pedicle valve.
Specifications
| Object name | Tropidoleptus carinatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0172 |
| 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 to Upper Devonian Age: Eifelian to Famennian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 - 372.2 Mya |
| Origin | Canandaigua Lake, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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