Rhynchotrema fringilla
UNB-2018-0202Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchotrematidae
Genus: Rhynchotrema (Hall, 1860)
Species: Rhynchotrema fringilla (Billings, 1862)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large ribs. Prominent sulcus and fold. Large, rounded beak. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Plication visible near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchotrema fringilla |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0202 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician to Silurian to Early Silurian |
| Numeric age | 450 - 444 Mya |
| Origin | Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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