Rafinesquina alternata
UNB-2018-0178Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Refinesquinidae
Genus: Rafinesquina (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Species: Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad, 1838)
Several molds and a few casts on the surfaces of the sediment. Thin ribs and faint growth lines are visible on the casts. Circular anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
*Collected in 1864.
Specifications
| Object name | Rafinesquina alternata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0178 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Middle Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 470 Mya |
| Origin | Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- T. A. Conrad. 1838. Report on the palaeontological department of the survey. New York Geological Survey, Annual Report 2:107-119