Rafinesquina sp.
UNB-2018-0177Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rafinesquinidae
Genus: Rafinesquina (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Two specimens, labeled a and b, of the pedicle valve. Thin, faint striae that are eroded near the anterior margin. The valves are convex near the anterior margin. Circular anterior margin and straight/rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Rafinesquina sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0177 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 485.4 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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