Neoplatystrophia lynx
UNB-2018-0206Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhychonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Platystrophiidae
Genus: Neoplatystrophia (Zuykov and Harper, 2007)
Species: Neoplatystrophia lynx (Eichwald, 1830)
Large specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large ribs (~0.5 cm) and prominent, large sulcus (~1.5 cm) and thin, prominent fold with four ribs (~1.5 cm). Small, convex, curved beak. Faint growth lines near the anterior and medial margin. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Prominent plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Neoplatystrophia lynx |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0206 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- M. A. Zuykov and D. A. T. Harper. 2007. Platystrophia (Orthida) and new related Ordovician and Early Silurian brachiopod genera. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56:11-34