Strophomena planumbola
UNB-2018-0199Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Strophomenidae
Genus: Strophomena (Rafinesque and De Blainville, 1824)
Species: Strophomena planumbola (Hall, 1847)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, defined ribs. Pedicle valve is concave near the anterior margin and brachial valve is concave near the beak (may be due to distortion). Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Small beak. Slight plication.
Specifications
| Object name | Strophomena planumbola |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0199 |
| 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 Epoch: Upper Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 458.4 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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