Leiorhynchus quadricostatus
UNB-2018-0187Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Leirorhynchidae
Genus: Leiorhynchus (Hall, 1860)
Species: Leiorhynchus quadricostatus (Vanux, 1842)
Two different size specimens of the pedicle valve. Thin ribs and faint growth lines are visible. Anterior margin is partially missing. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Leiorhynchus quadricostatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0187 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Upper Devonian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Blocher, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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