Strophomena squamula
UNB-2018-0180Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Strophomenidae
Genus: Strophomena (Rafinesque and De Blainville, 1824)
Species: Strophomena squamula (James, 1874)
Specimen with several pedicle and brachial valves embedded on the surface of the sediment. Thin ribs and faint sulcus visible on some specimens. Circular anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Strophomena squamula |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0180 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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