Dictyoclostus burlingtonensis
UNB-2018-0196Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Productida
Family: Productidae
Genus: Dictyoclostus (Muir-Wood, 1930)
Species: Dictyoclostus burlingtonensis (Hall, 1858)
Two specimens labelled a to b, of the pedicle valve embedded on the sediment. Larger specimen is missing the anterior margin. Prominent ribs and growth lines with ornamentation. Large sulcus. Rounded/square anterior margin and rounded poster margin. Valves are highly convex.
Specifications
| Object name | Dictyoclostus burlingtonensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0196 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian Epoch: Lower Mississipian Age: Osagean |
| Numeric age | 348 Mya |
| Origin | Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- H. M. Muir-Wood. 1930. VII.—The classification of the British Carboniferous Brachiopod subfamily Productinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5(25):100-108