Neochonetes granulifer
UNB-2018-0190Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rugosochonetidae
Genus: Neochonetes (Muir-Wood, 1962)
Species: Neochonetes granulifer (Owen, 1852)
Four small specimens; Two specimens of the pedicle valve, one specimen of the brachial valve and the fourth specimen is partial portion of a valve. Thin, faint ribs and a small, faint sulcus. Pedicle valves are flat and the brachial valve is convex. Rounded, elongated anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Neochonetes granulifer |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0190 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Middle Pennsylvanian |
| Numeric age | 315.2 Mya |
| Origin | Weston, Missouri, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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