Schuchertella sp.
UNB-2018-0201Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Orthotetida
Family: Schuchertellinae
Genus: Schuchertella (Girty, 1904)
*Original label as Schuchertella praveni, however cannot find classification online for this species.
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, defined ribs that are encrusted with sediment. Growth lines are visible on the pedicle valve. Sulcus is prominent and slightly distorted. Brachial valve is convex. Anterior margin is missing. Rounded beak. Rounded/triangular posterior margin. Faint plication.
Specifications
| Object name | Schuchertella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0201 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 323.2 Mya |
| Origin | Stennett, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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