Rhynchotreta americana
UNB-2018-0223Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Trigonirhynchiidae
Genus: Rhynchotreta (Hall, 1879)
Species: Rhynchotreta americana (Hall, 1879)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large ribs (0.3 cm) and defined sulcus (0.6 cm) and a thin, defined fold composed of two ribs (0.5 cm). Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchotreta americana |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0223 |
| 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 | Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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