Rafinesquina sp. and Leptaena sp.?
UNB-2018-0193Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rafinesquinidae
Genus: Rafinesquina (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Four specimens, labeled a to d. 2018-0193c moved to the Palaeo display (Ordovician). Three specimens are of the pedicle valve and one specimen is the brachial valve. Thin, faint striae and faint growth lines. Pedicle valve is convex near the anterior margin and the brachial valve is more flat. Circular anterior margin and straight posterior margin. One specimen appears to be Leptaena sp. with faint rugae.
Specifications
| Object name | Rafinesquina sp. and Leptaena sp.? |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0193 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 485.4 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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