Stegerhynchus indianensis
UNB-2018-0212Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Camarotoechiidae
Genus: Stegerhynchus (Foreste, 1909)
Species: Stegerhynchus indianensis (Hall)
Nine specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, prominent ribs (~0.1 cm average size). Faint sulcus (~0.6 cm) and faint fold composed of four ribs (~0.4 cm). Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small beak. Plication near the commissure.
*Measurements are of a medium size specimen.
Specifications
| Object name | Stegerhynchus indianensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0212 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Waldron, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 9 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |