Camarotoechia sp.
UNB-2018-0219Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Camarotoechiidae
Genus: Camarotoechia (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Five samples. Largest sample is of limestone with numerous pedicle and brachial valves embedded on the sediment with visible, pronounced ribs. The other four samples are body fossils encrusted with sediment. The largest sample of the four is the best preserved and shows prominent ribs (~0.1 cm). Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. No visible sulcus or fold on any specimen as they are encrusted with sediment or too weathered.
Specifications
| Object name | Camarotoechia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0219 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone, Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Early Silurian to Silurian Age: Llandovery |
| Numeric age | 443 Mya |
| Origin | Quinn Point, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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