Devonochonetes scitulus
UNB-2018-0192Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Chonetidae
Genus: Devonochonetes (Muir-Wood, 1862)
Species: Devonochonetes scitulus (Hall, 1857)
Formally identified as Chonetes scitulus (Fischer de Waldheim, 1830)
Two small specimens of the pedicle valve. Thin, faint ribs. Convex valve. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Small beak. Labelled a-b on box.
Specifications
| Object name | Devonochonetes scitulus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0192 |
| 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: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- H. M. Muir-Wood. 1962. On the morphology and classification of the brachiopod Suborder Chonetoidea. London: British Museum (Natural History).