Strophomena sp.
UNB-2018-0184Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Strophomenidae
Genus: Strophomena (Rafinesque and De Blainville, 1824)
Specimen of a pedicle valve embedded on the surface of the sediment. Highly convex. Small, defined thin ribs. Circular anterior margin and straight/rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Strophomena sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0184 |
| 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 | Utica, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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